Accidents - Fireworks - 0-5 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,127
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	249	Finger:	238
Foot:	179	Hand:	113
Lower Leg:	104	Lower Arm:	86
Head:	31	Upper Leg:	21
Mouth:	17	Face:	16
Neck:	16	Shoulder:	12
Lower Trunk:	12	All Of Body:	12
Upper Trunk:	6	Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E1) WENT UP LEG OF SHORTS DX. THIGH BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PAIN TO LOWER LEG BY SPARKLER DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT WAS SHOOTING FIRECRACKERS WHEN ONE POPPED IN HIS EYE AT HOME. DX-CORNEAL BURNS BILATERAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS, (TYPE R) WENT OFF NEXT TO ARM DX. FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIGHTING SPARKLER & ACCIDENTLY SINGED THUMB. ACUTE 2ND DEGREE FLAME BUR N RT THUMB (TYPE L FIREWORK)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
CORNEAL AB-@ HOME-COUSIN THREW A "POP ROCK" FIRECRACKER @ PT-TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fireworks
GRANDMOTHER STATES PT ATE FIRECRACKER CONTAINING MERCURY INGESTION OF F IREWORKS TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 2 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO L MIDDLE FINGER FROM SMOKE BOMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WHILE USING A SPARKLER "TYPE L"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 2 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
FOOT BURN-STEPPED ON A HOT SPARKLER-6 DAYS PTA-NOW APPEARS INFECTED-TYP E L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED RIGHT HAND WITH A SPARKLER AT HOME ON 7-4 THERMAL BURN TO HA ND TYPE- L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT STEPPED ON A SPARKLER WITH HER RT FOOT 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT TOUCHED TIP OF SPARKLER TYPE L AT FRIEND'S HOUSE BURNING FINGER BURN TO 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Baby strollers
FIREWORK LANDED ON PT'S SHOULDER WHILE PT WAS IN STROLLER. 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R EAR, SHOULDER & UPPER BACK. TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 4 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
PT STEPPED ON SPARKLER(TYPE L) 4 DAYS PTA, BURN TO LEFT FOOT BOTTM; SECOND DEGREE BURN WITH SECONDARY INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) POPPED NEAR EYE DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE BURNED HER LT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER ON A SPARK LER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A FIREWORK EXPLODE IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireworks, Containers
CHILD WATCHING SOME TYPE OF FIREWORKS NOT SPECIFIED WHEN SHE FELL AND W AS STRUCK ON HEAD BY POSSIBLY A BOX? DX: ADMITTED FOR A CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 3 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
HIT IN EYE WITH LIGHTING STICK FOR FIREWORKS LAST PM DX CORENEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
CORNEAL ABRASION OD - PULLED POPPER TYPE FIREWORK IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/"***" USED TO LIGHT FIREWORKS. DX: L EYE THERMAL CORNEAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Matches
PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKER PUMP (LIT MATCH) - BURNED RIGHT EYE. D : BURN RIGHT EYELID AND RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SMOKE BOMB WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND. TYPE K.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
14MOM W/ GENERALIZED, ITCHY, RED RASH AND LESIONS FOLLOWING INSECT BITE S LAST NIGHT AT FIREWORKS (R) - DX INSECT BITE LOCAL ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
3RD DEGREE DEEP BURN TO R THIGH FROM FIREWORKS. TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SPARKLER 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO SHOULDER & L NECK. TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks, Stairs or steps
PT ON STEPS OF PORCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN HIT IN FACE WITH MORTAR TYP E FIREWK. DX1: FX SKULL W/DEEP COMA, RUPTURE EYE, ETC. DIED AFTER ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2004	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
HIT IN EYE WHEN FIREWORK SHOT SIDEWAYS AT FRIENDS HOUSE, UNSURE IF HIT BY FIREWORK OR SPARKS, TYPE R FIREWORK; SCLERA ABRASION, SUB HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT. WAS OUTSIDE WATCHING FIREWORKS AT THE PARK, STEPPED ON SOME- THING - CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
A BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN MOUTH, SMOKE CAME OUT EARS. FIRECRACKER E1 ACCIDENT, NO INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Containers
PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERAL CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 3RD DEG BURN R LOWER CHEST, <10% BOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Containers
PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERAL CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 2ND DEG BURN HEAD-MULT, & < 10% BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED ON L SIDE OF HEAD PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS TONIGHT. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN HEAD. TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Containers
PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERAL CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 3RD DEG BURN HEAD & UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO BACK OF L LEG W/FIREWORKS DX: THERMAL BURN LLL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SPARKLER (TYPE L) WAS DROPPED ONTO PT'S TOE. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT FELL OUT OF STATIONARY TRUCK WHILE WATCHING THE FIREWORKS - LANDED O NTO RIGHT SHOULDER. D: FRACTURE CLAVICLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BAREFOOT STEPPED ONTO A HOT SPARKLER AND BURNED RIGHT FOOT. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOOT. TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED AND CUT HAND WHEN HOLDING BLACK CAT FIRECRACKER AND IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 22 months	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 YOWM HOLDING FIRECRACKER LAST NIGHT WHEN IT WENT OFF AND CHILD DROPPE D FIRECRACKER. FIRECRACKER FELL ON PTS ARM AND LAP FIRECRACKER TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	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, Day wear
PT OUTSIDE WITH FIREWORKS WHEN HIT IN CHEST WITH UNKNOWN OBJECT. SHIRT ON FIRE. DX1: 2ND DEGREE BURN ABDOMINAL WALL, CHEST, CHIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING AND BROTHER PICKED UP FIREWORK REMNANTS AND BLEW IT IN P TS EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WAS SITTING ON PORCH WITH SEVERAL CHILDREN WATCHING COUSINS LIGHT TY PE K FIREWORKS WHEN IT SPUN UP ONTO THE PORCH. DX. 1ST DEGRE BURN TO LE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BURNED ON 3RD/4TH FINGER AND FOOT BY TYPE L SPARKLER AT HOME BURN ON FINGERS/FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FINGERS BURNED-ON SPRKLERS-@ HOME-TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT GOT HIT IN L EYE WITH BOTTLE ROCKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	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: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Containers
4 YO M STRUCK CONTAINER OF FIREWORKS ON NOSE LAC NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LEFT 2ND FINGER INJURY ; FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
CONTUSED EYEBALL WHEN HIT WITH FIREWORK STICK ON NEW YEARS EVE UNK KIND SPECIFIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A SPARKLER & PT GRABBED SPARKLER & RAN WITH IT - IT FELL UNDER BACK OF SHIRT & BURNED PT. D: BURN TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PAIN WATCHING AERIAL FIREWORKS TYPE M DX. C-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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