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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 590
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 25 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 |
| PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND BURNING IT WITH SWELLING AND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Alcohol |
| BURN AFTER PLAYING WITH FIREWORK,(TYPE NOT STATED) +ETOH, +DRUG, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND,ETOH / POLYSUBSTANCE ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY THE FOUNTAIN FIREWORK WENT OFF INTO HIS HAND BURI NING IT>> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 20 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 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND/1ST DEGREE BURN L HAND/TD UPDATED: HOLD'G BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E1) IN CLOSED HAND WHEN IT WENT OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED HAND ON SPARKLERS (TYPE L). HAS SWELLING/BLISTERS OF SKIN,WHO LE RT HAND. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND FROM SPARKLERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| FIREWORKS WENT OFF IN HAND-2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND NOT NOTED WHAT KIND OF FIREWORK IT WAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS, WAS GOING TO THROW IT IN THE CANAL WENT OFF IN HAND. ARTERIAL SHELL DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Metal containers |
| M80 TYPE B IN POP CAN WENT OFF IN PT'S HANDS. DX: BILAT HAND LACS 2 CM & 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 17 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM CHERRY BOMB EXPLODING IN HAND. (TYPE C) |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS. DX; HAND THERMAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAD HAND AMPUTATED IN *** HOSPITAL AFTER FIRECRACKER WENT OFF INHAND . NO OTHER INFO. LPTMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT PLAYING & LIT CHERRY BOMB FIRECRACKER IN *** & IT BLEW UP IN HAND. S EEN IN *** FIRST & SENT HERE. D;FXS 2ND/3RD MC,VOLAR DISPLACEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PLAYING WITH TYPE K SPINNING FIREWORK OUTSIDE, LIT FIREWORK WHEN IT EXP LODED IN HANDS, CAN'T CONTROL MUSCLES/SHAKING;2ND DEGREE BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HOLDING FIREWORKS THAT EXPLODED BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT PICKED UP A MORTAR FIREWORK WHICH EXPLODED IN HIS HAND. DX: L HAND 2ND DEG BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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