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Accidents - Fireworks - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 744
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Date: 08/06/2005Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS AT HOME SETTING OFF FIREWORKS WHEN ONE EXPLODED IN HIS HAND CAUS ING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RT HAND AND FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 29 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
LIGHTING FIREWORK AND RECEIVED PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS USING FIREWORKS AND M80 (TYPE B) WENT OFF IN HIS HAND. DX: TRANSVERSE FX L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIT FIRECRACKER AND IT EXPLODED DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
L HAND BURNED WHILE LIGHTING FIRECRACKER (R) DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
37 YO INJURED HAND ON RELOADABLE AERIAL SHELL FIREWORKS CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN BACK OF HAND BY FIREWORK TONIGHT. RT HAND CT. TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 38 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
BURNED HAND ON FIREWORKS CAUSING BLISTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS OFF AT HOME WHEN ONE WENT OFF IN LEFT HAND SUS TAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND TYPE P
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
35 YO MALE HAD FIREWORK EXPLODE IN HAND ON NEIGHBOR'S DECK HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
MORTER FIREWORK EXPLODED, LACERATED HAND, TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
TRAUMA TO HAND FROM FIREWORKS AND MADE A SPARKLER BOMB AND BLEW UP HISH AND..TO OR HAND TRAUM,LACERATIONS. TYPE L FIREWORKS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/22/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A HAND FROM LIGHTING A SPARKLER THAT EXPLODED AT HOME. (TYPE "L")
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2005Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO THE LEFT HAND AFTER A FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS WHEN A FIREWORK STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND LACERATION- SHELL WHICH FIRES FROM A TUBE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED R HAND BY FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WITH SPARKLERS DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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