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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,491
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	331	Foot:	234
Hand:	220	Face:	205
Upper Leg:	98	Finger:	89
Upper Trunk:	89	Upper Arm:	59
25 - 50% Body:	59	Neck:	51
Toe:	15	Shoulder:	11
Lower Trunk:	11	Wrist:	5
Mouth:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HIT IN FACE WITH TYPE E1 BOTTLE ROCKET AT HOME FROM BOYS ON STR EET FROM 20 FT AWAY, MOM WASHED OFF FACE; SUPERFICIAL BURN, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Matches
PT WITH BROTHER SUSTAINED BURNS TO NOSE//B/W EYES FROM FIRECRACKER L IT MATCHES TO CHERRY BOMB EXPLODED, THERMAL BURNS//TYPE- P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Matches
PT//BROTHER PLAYING WITH CHERRY BOMB LIT A MATCH WITH BOMB EXPLODED ON FLOOR BURNING PT ON ABD, THERMAL BURNS// TYPE-P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SUST BURN TO L HAND WHEN GRABBED BURNING SPARKLER AT HOME (TYPE L) DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OVER L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ON NECK BY ROMAN CANDLE LAST PM (TYPE I) DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS AT HOME ON 7-4-05 WHEN SHE STEPPED ON A SPARKLER SHE HAS NOW DE VELOPED CELLULITIS TO HER LT FOOT BOTTOM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
5 YR OLD MALE STEPPED ON SPARKLER BURN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT WITH BOTTLE ROCKET. SMALL BURN TO R SHOULDER. TYPE E1.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 2 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
2 Y/O W/FM WAS BURNED ACCIDENTLY BY FIRE WORK (BOTTLE ROCKET) AT HOME. DAD WAS TRYING TO THROW BOTTLE ROCKET. 'TYPE E1'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED FINGER WITH SPARKLER (TYPE L) DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT STEPPED ON SPARKLER APPROX 45 MIN AGO ON FRONT PORCH AT HOME. DX: BURN & BLISTER FOOT. TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 2 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
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: 07/07/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED R HAND YESTERDAY WITH BOTTLE ROCKET. AT PLAYGROUND WITH BROTHER. DX: BURN HAND 2ND DEGREE. TYPE E1.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT. WAS PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKERS, THEN PICKED UP A BOTTLE ROCKET AND IT WENT OFF IN HIS HAND. E1 BOTTLE ROCKET, ABRASIONS TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 07/06/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY FIRECRACKER SPARK DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LAST NIGHT, PT WAS BURNED BY A SPARKLER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN WRIST. TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SPARKS FROM SPARKLER (TYPE L) DX 2ND DEGREE BURN ABD & RLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT GOT BURN TO THE FACE&SHOULDER BY FIREWORKS. " FACIAL BURN", FIREWORK TYPE IS R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN ARM WITH FIREWORKS ( TYPE R NOT STATED ) DX: L UPPER & LOWER ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNS (2ND DEGREE) TO CHEST, BOX OF FIREWORKS WENT OFF
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 2 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
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: 07/04/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN FACE BY MISFIRED FIREWORK WHILE WATCHING (TYPE R) DX: FACIAL BURNS 4% R FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
CHILD DROPPED SPARKLER ON TOE LAST PM. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO 4TH DIGIT RT FOOT. TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED BY SPARKLER (TYPE L). DX: BURN 2 X 4 CM L NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND,L CHEEK, SCALP; SPARKLER INJURY (TYPE L)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 07/04/2005	Age: 3 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
HOLDING SPARKLER & BURNED AREA BETWEEN THUMB & FIRST FINGER. DX: BURN HAND 2ND DEGREE. TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT ON THE STOMACH BY A FIREWORK. PT NOT PLAYING WITH FIREWORK. DX: BURN ABDOMINAL WALL 2ND DEGREE. TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN THIGH W/UNKNOWN TYPE R FIREWORK. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS L THIGH 5%.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
15M/F BURNED HAND BY A SPARKLER (FIREWORKS TYPE: L) TODAY AT HOME; RIGH T THUMB 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E1) DX. CHEST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS AT A 4TH OF JULY PARTY & FIREWORKS WENT OFF- UNIDENTIFIED TYPE- R & SCARED THE DOG, HE BIT PT IN THE FACE. DX: DOG BITE- LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PARACHUTE FIREWORK HIT BACK OF PT'S NECK & CAUGHT HER HAIR ON FIRE. DX: BURN NECK 2ND DEGREE. TYPE K. FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT UNKNOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING SPARKLER FIREWORK, ATTEMPTING TO BLOW IT OUT. A PIECE BROKE OFF & LANDED ON BOTTOM LIP. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN R FOOT; PT.BAREFOOT,HOLDING SPARKLER (TYPE L)) STEPPED ON SPARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
TYPE R FIREWORKS IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 07/02/2005	Age: 4 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
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: 06/30/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 06/27/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	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
1-2 DEGREE BURNS L UPPER BACK; WAS STRUCK ON BACK WITH FIRECRACKER PER RN (SMOKE BOMB) **TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 06/26/2005	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE HEAD BY A PROJECTILE FIREWORK SHOT OFF BY A NEIGHBOR HIT IN THE FOREHEAD CONTUSION FACE TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	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
FOOT BURN-STEPPED ON A SPARKLER WHILE BAREFOOT-@ HOME-TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH TYPE L SPARKLERS AT GRANDPARENTS HOUSE LAST NIGHT, INJURY NOT WITNESSED BY MOM; 2ND DEGREE PERIORBITAL BURN, 2ND DG HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WITH BURNS TO SHLDR//CHEST FROM A FIRECRACKER, BURNS// UNKNOWN TY PE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
EYE INJURY WHEN CHILD HAD A POPPER-TYPE FIREWORK THAT YOU PULL A STRING ABRASION EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS INJURY DX: EYEBALL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS TRYING TO PUT OUT FIREWORK INTO A FIRE PIT AND BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
LACERATED HAND WHEN FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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