Firework-related hand injuries: A novel classification system

In 2013, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that an estimated 11,400 people were treated in hospital emergency departments for fireworks-related injuries, representing the highest number since 1998 [1]. Recent data published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine by...

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Published inThe American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 897 - 899
Main Authors Yasmeh, Siamak, Trasolini, Nicholas A., Li, Wai-Yee, Yang, Helen, Ghiassi, Alidad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2018
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Alcohol
Amputation
Blast injuries
Classification
Emergency medical care
Fingers & toes
Fireworks
Hand trauma
Injuries
Males
Patients
Netherlands
Iran
United States > US
India
Hand trauma
Fireworks
Blast injuries
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Summary:In 2013, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that an estimated 11,400 people were treated in hospital emergency departments for fireworks-related injuries, representing the highest number since 1998 [1]. Recent data published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine by Sandvall et al. indicated the proportion of hand injuries may be even higher. In addition to revision amputations of unsalvageable digits, these patients required a combination of other procedures including fixation of fractures, repair of digital nerves, and revascularization of dysvascular digits.
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ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2017.09.040