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Accidents - Fireworks - 16-25 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 371
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Date: 07/21/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
RIGHT INDEX FINGER INJURY BY FIREWORKS, BURN BY FIREWORKS. DX: ABSCESS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
18 YR OLD FEMALE HAD FIRE CRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND BURN FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1ST DEGREE BURNS RT 4TH & 5TH DIGIT-SUS BURNS TO 4TH & 5TH DIGITS WITH A FIRECRACKER. BLISTERS ARE OPEN AND DRAINING. TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS UNKNOWN TYPE R AT BEACH. DX: L INDEX SECOND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED DX AMPUTATION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC 1 CM, R 1, 2, 3 DIGIT BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks, Glue guns
PT WAS SEALING END OF HOMEMADE FIREWORK(PVC PIPE & BOTTLE ROCKET POWDER W/HOT GLUE GUN & IT EXPLODED. DX: 2 DEG BURNS HANDS, DEGLOV, FING FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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