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Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2002 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 345
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/29/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED EAR WITH FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD ANOTHER TEENAGER THROW FIRECRACKER AT HER, IT WENT OFF, PERFORAT ION LT EAR DRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT STATES FIRECRACKER WENT OFF RIGHT BY EAR. DX: PERFORATED EAR DRUM. NOT STATED WHAT KIND JUST FIRECRACKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PTS SISTER TOUCHED HIS LEFT EAR WITH A SPARKLER THAT JUST WENT OUT THER MAL BURN TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
A FIRECRACKER PASSING BY POPPED NEAR EAR, DX EAR INJURY, TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
13 YOM THREW A FIRE CRACKER (BLACK CAT) WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EAR. RUPTUR E OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, LEFT EAR (FIRE DEPT. DID NOT RESPOND)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2002Age: 1 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 04/13/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT. DROPPED A FIRECRACKER ON THE GROUND AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN L EAR WHEN IT EXPLODED. DX. LAC. EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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