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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 740
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 13 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, Containers |
| PT LIT UP AN ENTIRE BOX OF SPARKLERS ALL AT ONCE THE BOX CAUGHT FIRE AN D PT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| DX: M80 (FIREWORK) EXPLODED IN R HAND, PLASTIC SURG.; ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PACK OF FIRECRACKERS EXPLODED IN HAND. DX METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORKS WENT OFF IN HANDS, C/O BURNS TO HANDS, CHEST, DX; BURNS D/T FIREWORKS, 1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT A SMALL TYPE A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN PTS HAND DX// CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT PRESENTS TO ER WITH BURNS ON HAND FROM PLAYING WITH FOUR SPARKLERS A T ONCE TYPE L. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND AND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 10 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 LIT A "BLACK CAT" FIRECRACKER TYPE A WHICH EXPLODED BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY. DX:R HAND/LEG 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 12 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 AND FRIEND LIT "BLACK CAT" FIRECRACKER TYPE A WHICH EXPLODED BEFORE THEY COULD GET AWAY. DX: R HAND/ARM 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | 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 |
| 13YOM WHILE AT HOME,LITE A SILVER SALUTES FIRECRACKER TYPE C,WENT OFF IN RIGHT HAND;SECOND DEGREE BURN OVER RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 9 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 |
| HAND BURN W/SMOKE BOMB TYPE K, PALM W/BURN & VISIBLE FRAGMENTS OF SMOK E BOMB, BLISTER INTACT FINGER/BLISTERS PALM 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 14 YO MALE HAD FIRECRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND AT HOME HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT HAD A TYPE P FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN RIGHT HAND, 2ND DEGREE BURN OF RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT WAS HOLDING A BOTTLE ROCKET AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND, BURN TO HAND TYPE E1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH A SMOKE BOMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HOLDING FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED INTO HAND 'CONTS" TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HOLDING FIRE CRACKER, EXPLODED INTO HAND "CONTS" TYPE P FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 YO M BLAST INJURY WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND AFTER A FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN HIS HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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