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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 633
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Date: 12/27/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND BURNED HAND DX: R HAND 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Fireworks
BURNT HAND ON FIRECRACKERS THAT WAS HOLDING IN THE HAND " 2ND DEGREE BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LT HAND BURN-@ HOME-***FOREWORK EXPLODED IN HAND-TO SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
DX RIGHT HAND BURN: BURNED HAND WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET WENT OFF BY HAND. TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Nonglass bottles or jars
DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: THROWING AWAY PLASTIC BOTTLE USED EARLIER IN EVENING BY CHILDREN LIGHTING FIREWORKS, BOTTLE EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT C/O BURN TO LFT HAND. PT BURNED HAND ON FIREWORKS FUSE. DX BURN HAND 2ND DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1% RT PALM BURN.PT WAS TRYING TO PUT A ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK OUT WITH P ALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
ARTILLERY SHELL (TYPE R) EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND WHILE THROWING YESTERDAY DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS R HAND/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 20 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
PT HELD A "QUARTER STICK" FIRECRACKER AND IT EXPLODED WHILE LIGHTING IT , BURN WITH FX TO HAND, TYPE POSS TYPE B/C
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK WENT OFF IN HANDS TONIGHT. THERMAL INJURY, FLEXOR ASPECTS BILA TERAL HANDS 2ND TO FIREWORK. TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
22YOF-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND-BURNED WHILE HOLDING SPARKLERS-TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT DOVE TO AVOID A FIRE ROCKET AND FELL, FX HAND, TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER (TYPE H) WENT OFF IN HAND/ LT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED R HAND ON FIREWORKS (L), HANDFUL OF SPARKLERS DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT C/O BURN TO HANDS. PT BURNED HANDS WITH FIREWORKS. DX BURN RT AND LF T HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LEFT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A SPARKLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Toilets
SUPERFICIAL LAC L HAND,CONTUSION R HAND - PUT FIRECRACKER IN BOTTLE AND THREW IT IN TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
25 YO MALE HAD FIREWORKS BLOW UP IN HAND AT HOME HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/24/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
A BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN PATIENT'S HAND. DX-LEFT HAND INJURY WITH INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED L HAND/FINGERS ON FIRECRACKER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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