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Accidents - Fireworks - 0-5 years old - Year 2005 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 331
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Date: 07/08/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
BLINKED WHILE WATCHING TYPE R FIREWORKS AS IF INSECT IN EYE 6 DAYS AGO, , EYE PAIN, EYE RED; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
CHILD USED SPARKLER FOR SEVERAL DAYS-SCLERAL BURN LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY FIRECRACKER SPARK DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
R CORNEAL ARASION; @ GET TOGETHER, RAN & WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK BY LIG HTED "***" (TYPE R)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING SPARKLERS AND SPARKS GOT IN EYE; EYE ABRASSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
TYPE R FIREWORKS IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS AND HIT LEFT EYE WITH IT. D: CORNEAL AB RASION VS BURN RIGHT EYE -TYPE UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT C/O BURNT EYE. PT BURNED EYE WITH SPARKLER TYPE L. DX CORNEAL ABRASI ON RT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED IN THE EYE WITH A LIT ***, FIRE DEPT. WAS NOT NOTIFIED DX : LEFT CORNEAL THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH POPPY FIREWORK AT HOME YESTERDAY, WAS POPPING T YPE K FIRECRACKERS ON THE GROUND AND SOME FLEW IN EYE; CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS INJURY DX: EYEBALL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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