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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 598
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| A ROMAN CANDLE BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S HAND. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT PALM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| RT HAND BURN-WHILE PLAYING W/ A SPARKLE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | 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 BURNED ON THE HAND BY A FIREWORK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HOLDING FIRECRACKER IN RT HAND TRIED TO WET IT TO EXTINGUISHED IT W ENT OFF IN PT HAND,/TO ER WITH POLICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED HAND USING UNKNOWN TYPE OF FIREWORKS, ACUTE R HAND 1ST AND 2N D DEGREE BURN, FIRE DEPT NOTIFIED BUT NOT ON SCEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 15 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, Glass bottles or jars |
| LIGHTING SPARKLERS (TYPE L) IN A GLASS BOTTLE AND IT BLEW UP ON HIM/ LT HAND AND FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| ADMITTED WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES = FXS & BURNS TO RIGHT HAND FROM FIRECRACKER. TYPE C, M80 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 6 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 |
| FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND;TYPE A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN LT HAND, WAS BURNED BY A SPARKLER WHILE WAITING FOR FIR EWORKS AT *** FOOTBAL FIELD FIREWORKS "TYPE L?" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LAC AND ABRASION TO RIGHT HAND FROM FIREWORK. TYPE NOT NOTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| ADMITTED WITH LACERATION TO HAND FROM CHERRY BOMB (TYPE B???) FIREWORK WHEN LIGHTING THE DEVICE AND TRYING TO THROW IT AS IT BLEW UP IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED HAND ON BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Lighters |
| BURN RT HAND AFTER PT HAD FIREWORK TOY EXPLODING IN HIS HAND, BECAUSE I T WAS PUT ON TOP OF LIGHTER. 2ND DEGREE BURN. FIREWORK TYPE R @ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LT HAND BURN-CHILD GRABBED A FIRECRACKER IN A TUNNEL AT THE PARK(TYPE A ) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNS (R) HAND, PT SUST BURNS WITH A FIRECRACKER TYPE "A" AT THE STREET , C/O PAIN & BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| RT HAND BURN-A CHERRY BOMB BLEW UP IN HIS HAND & KEPT BURNING(TYPE P) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 8 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 |
| BURNED HAND WHEN FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN LT HAND YEST. NUMBNESS IN FINGERS. HOLDING FIRECRACKER WHEN BLEW UP. DX; LT HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LIT A FIREWORK, HELD IT THE WRONG WAY AND IT WENT OFF INJURING RT HAND. D; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PICKED UP FIREWORK THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW WAS STILL HOT. BURNED PALMAR ASP ECT (R) HAND. HAS 2.5CM BLISTER. DX: (R) HAND PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 Y.O. W MALE W/BURNS TO HANDS. PT WAS HOLDING A HAND FULL OF BOTTLE R OCKETS WHEN THEY EXPLODED. E9230 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 14 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, Scald |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 14 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LIT A HANDFUL OF FIRECRACKERS CAUSING P ARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO HISN RT HAND, WRIST AND FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAD A FIRECRACKER GO OFF ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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