Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 749
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING ONTO A FIRE CRACKER WHEN IT EXPLODED SUSTAINED A THERMAL BUR N TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
15 Y/O M INJURED R HAND WHEN FIRECRACKER HE WAS HOLDING EXPLODED AT HOME.DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
14 YO M BURN HAND ON ROCKET FIREWORKS BURN HAND ANY DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2ND DEG BURN TO HAND. PT WAS CUTTING OPEN A FIREWORK AND IT EXPLODED ON TO HAND. NOT STATED TYPE OF . TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD AN UNKNOWN TYPE FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A BOTTLE ROCKET WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO RT HAND AND WRIST.PT WAS BURNED BY SOME TYP E OF FIREWORK TO HAND AND WRIST.TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURN TO RT HAND TO SHOULDER.PT HAD AN UNKNOWN FIREWO RK EXPLODE ON PT.TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN PT'S L HAND. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN HAND, ABRASION FINGER. TYPE E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HAND CT-@ HOME-"BLACK CAT" FIRECRACKER EXPODED IN HAND-TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING SMOKE BOMB & BURNED R HAND. TYPE K.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING BOTTLE ROCKET & IT BLEW UP IN HIS HAND. DX: LACERATION HAND & FOREARM. TYPE E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
THERMAL BURN TO HAND AFTER LIGHTING A FIREWORK TYPE: A (RED/WHITE SQAURES ON IT 4 CM LONG)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED HAND ON "SMOKE BOMB" 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks, Pipes
PT WAS SHOOTING FIREWORKS OFF IN METAL PIPE AND IT SLIPPED AND WENT THROUGH LEFT PALM OF HAND. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND HOMEMADE TYPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
06YOF AT HOME BURNED R INDEX FINGER TIP HOLDING A LIT SMOKE BOMB DX/1ST DEGREE BURN R HAND NO FD CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED ON THE HAND BY A SPARKLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN HAND/ BURN RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Lighters
BURNED AND CUT HAND WHEN LIT FIRECRACKER IN HAND AND IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
BURNED HAND AND BACK WHEN TRIED TO HIDE LIT SPARKLER IN SHIRT. UNKN WHE THER FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
MAKING HOMEMADE FIRECRACKER OPEN FRACTURE TO HAND
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A FIRE CRACKER BLOW UP IN RIGHT HAND FRACTURED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
OPENED M-80 AND LIT THE GUN POWDER INSIDE;BURN HAND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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