Accidents - Fireworks - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,077
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	227	Face:	222
Eyeball:	193	All Of Body:	82
Upper Trunk:	79	Finger:	73
Lower Arm:	67	Ear:	67
Hand:	36	Lower Trunk:	21
Head:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED EYE WITH FIRECRACKER "***" TYPE R DX. CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
5 Y/O W/M SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO FACE WHEN HOMEMADE FIREWORKS I GNITED FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
STEPPED ON EMBER FROM( SPARKLER) DX BURN TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT.INJ.RT.FOOT AT HOME WHEN STEPPED ON A HOT TYPE L SPARKLER. DX; BURN RT.FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
5 YOF BURNED W/ SPARKLER BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PLAYING WITH A FIRECRACKER AT HOME, ONE EXPLODED IN FACE, THERMAL BU RN FACE- NOT SPECIFIED TYPE OF FIRECRACKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
214 Y/O M C/O BURN TO FINGER; PT BURNED FINGER WHEN HE GRABBED A FIREWO RK(SPARKLER) FIRE DEP. NOT CONTACTED DX: CELLULITIS TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
WATCHING FIREWORKS WHEN A CANISTER MISFIRED THROWING FIRE BALLS INTO TH E CROWD; BURNS, CHEST, CHIN AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LT FOOT BURN-STEPPED ON A SPARKLER-4 DAYS PTA ( TYPE-L)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT RUNNING WITH A BURNED OUT FIREWORK AT GRANDMOTHER'S LAST NIGHT, ASHES BLEW INTO HIS EYE, EYE PAIN WITH FB SENSATION; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED EYE WITH SPARKLER FIREWORK TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ON BACK WATCHING FIREWORKS DISPLAY, TYPE R;
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
EYE PAIN WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS IN THE SKY TYPE R DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
4 YR OLD BURN TO THE DORSUM OF LEFT FOOT. DROPPED A SPARKLER AND THEN STEPPED ON IT CAUSING A BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1-2 DEGREE BURNS R FOREARM & CHEST; END OF EXTINGUISHED SPARKLER TYPE L FELL ON HIM WHILE STILL GLOWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fireworks
IN CAR WATCHING FIREWORKS AND ONE FELL OVER& SHOT INTO CAR. INHALED SMOKE FROM FIREWORK,. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. NO FIRE DEPT. UNK FW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT RAN INTO ANOTHER CHILD WHILE AT TYPE R FIREWORKS, HIT HEADS; SC ALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SPARKLER BURNS TO FACE. PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HOLDING BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E AND WAS HIT IN FACE. DX: 1 CM NASAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
MOM WAS HOLDING BABY WHILE WATCHING FAMILY FIREWORKS DISPLAY, ONE EXPLO DED TO FACE. TYPE N. DX: FACIAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
IN CAR AT A HOUSE WATCHING FIREWORKS. ONE FELL OVER AND SHOT INTO CAR. MULTIPLE SMALL BURNS TO UPPER CHEST AND NECK. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED UPPER ABDOMEN WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET SET OFF BY UNKNOWN PERSON HIT H IM. NO CLOTHES BURNED. PROB TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A"CRACKLING BOMB" TYPE P(FIREWORK) IN HIS HAND WHEN IT WENT OFF BURN/HAND.D:BURN FROM GUNPOWDER 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 4 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
BURN HAND - PART OF A SPARKLER LANDED ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT SUSTAINED FIREWORK BURN TO BACK FROM "POPPING" FIREWORK, POSSIBLY TY PE A
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Fireworks, Ceilings and walls
L EYE SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMMORHAGE; CHILD STANDING 20 FT FROM TYPE A FIREC RACKER PLACE ON CEMENT BLOCK WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
WALKING PAST KIDS WITH FIREWORKS AND SPARKLERS SPARKS FLEW INTO EYE;TYP E L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN RT HAND - BURNED ON A HOT SPARKLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FRIEND THREW FIRECRACKER AT PT, HITTING HIM IN THE EAR, AND GOING OFF BURN EAR. TYPE OF FIRECRACKER NOT STATED. NO FIRE INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Bottles or jars
AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, FIRE CRACKER IN BOTTLE AND IT WENT OFF EYE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fireworks
FOUND CHEWING ON BOTTLE ROCKET DX. NON-TOXIC INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT GRABBED A LIT TYPE L (SPARKLER) FIREWORK AT HOME LAST NIGH T BURNING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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