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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 767
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| REPORTEDLY A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED INTO HAND, ?MECH >>.MULTI FINGER LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT PICKED UP CHERRY BOMB-IT BLISTERED PTS L THUMB DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L THUMB & MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LIT AN UNK "R" KIND OF FIREWORKS THAT EXPLODED IN HAND. AMPUTATION TIPS OF1, 2,3,4TH FINGERS POSSIBLE AMPUTATION OF THUMB, FX. PALM OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/FIREWORKS AND CUT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS. DX: L THUMB/INDEX LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 4TH OF JULY PT WAS USING A TYPE L FIREWORKS SPARKS FELL DOWN & BURNED TIP OF HIS RIGHT 5TH FINGER NOW GETTING RED/SWELLING. DX CELLULITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| CHILD LEFT UNATTENDED BY PARENT WHEN HE GOT AHOLD OF AN M-80 (TYPE C) ADMITTED W/4 FX FINGERS/THERM BURNS TO FACE AND ARM, STILL INPATIENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LEFT THUMB SPR. PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND FELL BACKWARD BENDING THUMB BAC,K. NOT STATED TYPE OF FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LEFT THUMB BURN.PT LIT A FIRECRACKER AND BURNED THUMB.TYPE A. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FINGERS BURNED-BURNED ON HOT FIRECRACKER WHEN THE "BLASTER BROKE OPEN"- TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| MORTAR FIREWORK TYPE B BLEW UP IN PT'S HAND. DX: R FOURTH FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HOLDING MISSLE FROM TYPE G LITE IT EXPLODED CAUSING BURN TO FING ER R THUMB AND FOREFINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORKS EXPLODED; THERMAL BURN, LT INDEX FINGER. FIRE. NO FIRE DEPT. R |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNT FINGER WITH SPARKLER-2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURN TO THUMB FROM SPARKLER TYPE L 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FAULTY FIREWORK(MORTAR SHOOTING FLOWER) BLEW UP NEAR HIM 2ND DEGREE BUR N TO FINGER TYPE J |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAD A " FIRECRACKER" BLOW UP IN RIGHT HAND , OPEN FRACTURE OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER, FIRE DEPARTMENT DIDNT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED FINGER ON A LIT FIREWORK. TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED FINGERS W/FIREWORK UNKNOWN TYPE R. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks, Pipes |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/MORTAR FIREWORKS AND PVC PIPE & THEY EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: R CHEST LAC, R FOURTH/FIFTH DIGIT TUFT FX'S, R HAND LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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