Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 415
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S HAND. DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING AN M80 FIRECRACKER IN HIS HAND WHEN IT EXPLODED WHILE HOLDIN G IT. FINGERS 3,4,5 AMPUTATED. D:FINGERS AMPUTATION, BLAST INJURY. ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SHOOTING FIREWORKS, UNKNOWN TYPE. DX-BURN FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT INJURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH FIREWORKS, TYPE R. DX-FINGER INJURY WITH CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FINGER BURN-BURNED ON FIRE CRACKER-IN THE STREET-TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING A BLACKJACK FIREWORK WHICH BLEW UP IN L HAND. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TIP OF FINGER & THUMB. TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HAD A (P UNKNOWN) FIRECRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND. DX: LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKET POPPED IN HIS HAND BEFORE HE COULD THROW IT. DX: BURN MULTIPLE FINGERS 2ND DEGREE. TYPE E1.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT SHOOTING OFF *** FIREWORKS TONIGHT. LACERATED FOREFINGER & THUMB WH EN WENT OFF IN HAND. TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
THUMB / HAND BURN-PLAYING W/ FIRECRACKERS-1 WENT OFF IN HER HAND-@ NEIG HBOR'S-TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E) WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: CONT/LAC L THUMB/INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER TYPE F EXPLODED AND HIT HAND DX- 1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT WITH FIRECRACKER INJURY TO 3 FINGERS//LT HAND//RT SHLDR//CHEST//WRIS T,AMPT//ABRASION//LACERATION// FX FINGERS//BLAST Y4 STICK DYNAMITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING AN M80 FIRECRACKER IN HAND WHEN IT EXPLODED RESULTING IN MULTIP LE LAC AND AVULSIONS TO THIS FINGER AND LAC TO TWO OTHER FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT STATES FIRE CRACKER POPPED IN HAND. DX; ABRASION TO RIGHT THU MB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT POPPED A BLACK CAT FIREWORK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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