Accidents - Fireworks - 0-5 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,116
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	320	Hand:	187
Foot:	183	Finger:	103
Upper Leg:	86	Face:	85
Upper Trunk:	73	Upper Arm:	38
Wrist:	15	Lower Arm:	5
Head:	5	Mouth:	5
Neck:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 4 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
BURN 2ND.DEGREE.LT.HAND.2ND.FINGER.4YOM.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE FIR ECRACKER EXPLOTED ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
23MOM ACCID STEPPED ON COUPLE OF SPARKLERS (TYPE L) THAT HAD BURNED OUT BUT WERE STILL HOT SUST BURNS TO FEET DX 2ND DEG BURNS BIL FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2YOF, ACC MOM PLACED HER DOWN ONTO TOP OF HOT BURNT OUT SPARKER THAT BU RNT HER FOOT A WK AGO>>BURN/CELLULITIS TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
6MOM, BOTTLE ROCKET BLOW UP IN BABY HAND, 2ND & 3RD DEGEE BURN TO R HAN D FROM FIRE WORKS (BOTTLE ROCKET) TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/13/2010	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2YOM GRABBED SPARKLER WITH R HAND, 2ND DEGREE BRUNS, TYPE L DX: BURNS R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
4 YR M BURNED FACE WITH FIREWORK SPARKLER;DX BURNED FACE; TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
3 YOM BURN TO CHEST AND NECK W/FIRECRACKER SPARKLER TYPE L DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
A 2 YOF WAS HIT IN THIGH WITH SPARKLER, BURN TO THIGH TYPE - L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 3 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
3 YOM PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS, WENT AND GRABBED A FIRECRACKER AND ATTEMP TED TO THROW IT AWAY, IT FELL ON HIS CHEST. TYPE P. DX: BURN CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2 YR F BURNED WRIST WITH UNSPECIFIED FIREWORKS;DX BURNED WRIST; TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
3YOF FELL @ THE FIREWORKS TYPE M & INJURED (L) UPPER ARM DX;* N.S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Chairs
2 YOF FIREWORK WENT UNDER CHAIR AND KICKED UP DIRT VS. PART OF FIREWORK INTO EYE. TYPE H. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
14MOM BITTEN BY MOSQUITO WHILE WATCHING TYPE R FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT, EY E SWELLING/REDNESS; INSECT BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2 YOM SUSTAINED BURN FROM A SPARKLER. TYPE L. DX: BURN NECK, FINGERS .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
5 MOF HIT WITH A FIREWORK YESTERDAY, BEING HELD BY AUNT, FIREWORK FLEW IN YARD AND HIT PATIENT. TYPE I. DX: EYE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
4 YOM HAD A SMALL BURN TO AN EYE FROM A SPARKLER (TYPE L).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	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
5 YOM, SPARK FROM SPARKLER HIT EYE DX: FB EYE FIREWORK TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2 YR M STEPPED ON SPARKLER FIREWORK;DX BURNED FOOT; TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
20MOM 2ND DEGREE BURN WRIST. SURROUNDING KIDS PLAYING WITH TYPE L SPARK LERS HIT PATIENT IN WRIST CAUSING BURN TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	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, Wooden matches
5YOM GOT HOT PUNK FROM FIREWORKS TYPE R TO EYE ..CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
3 YOM BROTHER WAS PLAYING LIGHTING FIREWORKS ONE WENT OFF AND PATIENT C AUGHT IT IN HIS HAND. TYPE R. DX. BURN FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2 MOM FIRECRACKER TYPE P LANDED ON PTS CHEST AT LAKE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 5 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 SPARKLER. 2ND DEGREE BURN FOOT LEFT. TYPE=L. 5 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
5 YOM HIT W/ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I IN CHEST AT LAKE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 15 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
15 MOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER LT HAND BURN WHEN PT GRABBED A FIREWORK AND BURN HAND TYPE R- DX- LT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
12MOM BURNED ON WRIST BY TYPE L SPARKLERS; 2ND DEGREE WRIST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Swimming pools
3 YOF IN POOL AND A BOTTLE ROCKET WAS SHOT ACCIDENTALLY TOWARDS HER, IT STRUCK HER FACE AND CHEST. TYPE E1. DX: BURN FACE, CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
14MOF-2ND DEGREE BURN ON CHEST-DEBRIS FROM PUBLIC FIREWORKS FELL ON PT- @ A PARK-TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
5 YO M WITH L SIDE FOREHEAD LAC AFTER A TYPE K REFERED TO AS "M1000 BO MB" TYPE FIREWORK HIT PATIENT IN FOREHEAD AS IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
5 YR M PLAYING WITH SPARKLER FIREWORK TYPE L ;DX BURNED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
3YOM-THUMB BURN-PICKED UP A RECENTLY BURNED SPARKLER-TYPE L-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
4YOF- MINOR BURN TO LEFT UPPER ARMS & UPPER THIGH HAPPEN NEAR FIREWORKS TYPE K SHOT UP SPINNING. DX SUPERFICAL BURNS/PARTIAL BURNS TO ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
4YOF WITH BLISTER ON THUMB FROM A TYPE L SPARKLER LAST NIGHT, HAD BURN FROM TYPE K SMOKE BOMB LAST WEEK, HAS BEEN PICKING IT; 1ST/2ND DG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
3YOM PLAYING WITH TYPE L SPARKLER, DROPPED AND PICKED UP AT WRONG END; 2ND DEGREE FINGER BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
4 YR M HAD FIREWORK DEBRIS FALL ON HIS MOUTH, TYPE R;DX BURNED MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
4 YOM SUSTAINED BURNS OF HIS THIGH BY FIREWORKS AT HOME. (TYPE R)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	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
5 YOM BURNED BY FIREWORK; BROTHER WAS SHOOTING OFF BOTTLE ROCKETS, BOTT LE ROCKET HIT HIM IN THE CHEST. TYPE E1. DX. BURN CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
5 YOF, ABRASION EYE, PT. PLAYING W/SPARKLERS, MOTHER STATES, SPARKLER G OT INTO HER EYE, FIREWORK TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	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
4YOM CORNEAL ABRASION. LARGE FIRECRACKERS TYPE K SMOKE BOMB WAS PICKED UP WHEN IT WAS NOT FINISHED SMOKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 23 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
23MOF TRIED TO GRAB A SMOKE BOMB FROM GRANDPARENT AND BUNRED RT HAND TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2YOM PARTIAL THICKNESS BUNR TO FOOT STEPPED ON A SPARKLER AT HOME* FIRE WORK TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2 YOM PICKED UP HOT SPARKLER TYPE L FIREWORK. DX: R HAND BURN, R 3/4 FINGERS BURN 2ND DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
21MOF GRABBED SPARKLER AND TOUCHED HER FACE, TYPE L DX:BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	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
PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIRE WORKS WHEN INJURED EYE, DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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