Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2003 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	22
16-25 years old:	34
26-50 years old:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKERS WHEN ONE LANDED ON ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ANKLE WITH FIREWORKS;TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT TWISTED ANKLE LIGHTING OFF FIREWORKS (TYPE R). DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HIT BY RELOADABLE AERIAL SHELL FIRECRACKER, TRIED TO RUN, BUT HIT, T YPE H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BOYFRIEND THREW FIRECRACKER WHICH LANDED NEAR PT'S ANKLE. D:BURN, ANKLE .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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