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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| CAME IN CONTACT WITH FIREWORKS (R) DX. FOREARM CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Glass bottles or jars |
| ROMAN CANDLE IN GLASS BOTTLE THAT EXPLODED AND HIT ARM, TYPE I;LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| PT. WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS WHEN HIS SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN A BURN TO THE FOREARM . TYPE OF FIREWORKS NOT LISTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM-PT WAS BURNED WITH HOMEMADE FIREWORKS. EXPLO DED IN HAND. NO DESCRIPTION. TYPE "R". |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT. THROUGH A FIRE CRACKER AND IT WENT OFF AROUND HER, RESULTING IN BU RNS TO THE FOREARM AND CHEST- FIRE CRACKER TYPE C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Metal containers |
| PT PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AT HOME IN A METAL DRUM- UNSPECIFIED TYPE SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM FROM THE TOP OF THE METAL DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 1-2 DEGREE BURNS R FOREARM & CHEST; END OF EXTINGUISHED SPARKLER TYPE L FELL ON HIM WHILE STILL GLOWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LT FOREARM & CHEST 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS-SETTING OFF FIREWORKS & EXPLODED AT HOME-TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LT FOREARM BURN-WHILE DRIVING CAR ACROSS INTERSTATE BRIDGE-A FIREWORKOR A FLARE HIT HIS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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