title: [Hand injuries by pyrotechnic articles--case report and reconstructive experimental investigations].
abstract: Injuries caused by explosions of fireworks often involve people's hands. The case of a young man who suffered severe hand injuries as well as damage to both eardrums and one eye is described. Reconstructive experimental investigations of the explosive effect of six different pyrotechnic articles were carried out using human hands from body donors. With the most powerful firecrackers that used to be legally available in Germany ("Super-Böller A", "Kanonenschlag") and a self-made one with 36 g gunpowder only blackening of the skin occurred. Three pyrotechnic articles not allowed in Germany ("La Bomba", "Color salute" and "Vogelschreck") caused serious injury to the hand's soft tissue and bones.
authors.forename: Ann Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jahnke
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hessler
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lockemann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D053834:Explosive Agents / Q000600:supply & distribution; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005858:Germany; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents