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Accidents - Fireworks - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 687
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 07/04/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2ND DEGREE BURN TO L HAND: 60YOM @ HOME BUILT A BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E1 DIDN'T GO OFF, WENT TO GRAB ON, DID EXPLODE, BURNS L HAND, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
A 63 YOF TO ER WITH LACERATION TO HAND WHEN A FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HA ND-TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN HAND WITH FIREWORKS. DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LOADING MORTAR FIREWORK, WHEN HIS HAND COVERED MOUTH OF MORTAR W HICH EXPLODED IN HAND, OCCURED AT HOME, INJURY TO HAND, TYPE H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS TYPE RHIT L HAND DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LEFT HAND BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A SPARKLER AND HAD A SUDDEN FLASH AND BU RNED HAND.TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2ND DEGREE LEFT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND WHILE BURNING SPARKLERS.TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND SETTING OFF FIREWORKS WHILE ARRANGING MATERIAL IT EXPLODED IN HAND FIRST/SECOND DEGREE BURN HAND TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HOLDING HER CAT AT HOME AND THE NEIGHBORS LIT SOME FIREWORKS TH E EXPLOSION SPOOKED THE CAT AND IT BIT HER LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIT A BUNDLE OF SPARKLERS AND BURNED HAND,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN HAND - PATIENT REPORTS RIGHT WAS BURNED ON A ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK S - BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PATIENT WAS HOLDING IT - ETOH ON BREATH "I'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
57 YOM BURNED HAND ON A SPARKER TYPE L LT HAND BURN 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN HAND - PATIENT BURNED HERSELF WITH FIREWORKS - SHE HAS A 1" CIRCU LAR BURN ON HER RIGHT HAND - FIREWORK JUST WENT OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2001Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2000Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/10/1998Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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