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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED UPPER LEG WITH FIREWORKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 38 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LEG. PT STS SOME FAMILY MEMBERS WERE P LAYING W/FIRECRACKERS & ONE WENT IN HER THIGH. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| 6 DAYS GO PT BURNED THIGH WITH FIREWORKS OBTAINED IN *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 41YOF-INSECT BITE LEFT THIGH-BIT WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS ON 7-4-02 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT SUST. CONT TO THIGH ON FIRECRACKER. NO FD A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN LEG W/FIREWORK TYPE J. DX: L THIGH ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| 25 YOM HAD APPROXIMATELY 200 BOTTLE ROCKETS IN POCKET; ABOUT 30 WENT OF F IN POCKET. BURN OF UPPER LEG. D/T FIRECRACKERS. NO FD INV.; TYPE E-1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 14 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, Day wear |
| PT HAD "POPPER FIRECRACKER" IN POCKET OF PANTS WHEN IT POPPED, BURNED T HIGH - TYPE A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Lighter fluids |
| PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND ACCIDENTALLY SET LIGHTER FLUID ON FIRE BURNS ON LEGS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS/BILATERAL,ANTERIOR,ON THIGHS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SHOT SELF IN LEG W/HOMADE ROCKET. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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