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Accidents - Fireworks - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
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Date: 07/07/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED L THUMB WITH SPARKLER. DX. 2 DEG. BURN TO L THUMB. SPARKLER IS A TYPE OF FIREWORKS THAT YOU HOLD IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING A SMOKE BOMB & IT BLEW UP IN HIS HAND WHEN HE WENT TO THROW IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT 2ND & 3RD FINGER BURNS-AT HOME-WHILE LIGHTING A SPARKLER-TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
WHILE HOLDING ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK, IT WENT OFF IN HAND, BURN TO FINGE R TYPE - I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
INJURED WHEN CELEBRATING FOURTH OF JULY AND FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HAN D DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF MIDDLE FINGER R HAND (TYPE B ) M-80,NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN LT INDEX FINGER BOTTLE ROCKET APRAYED. 1CM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT INDE X FINGER.TYPE IS UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT'S MOTHER STATES BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN HAD. DX: 1 CM LACER ATION TO RIGHT 3RD FINGER, 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB. TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED SELF WITH FIREWORKS DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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