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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 358
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| EAR TRAUMA WHEN LARGE NON SPEC TYPE OF FIREWORK WENT OFF CLOSE TO PATIE NT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT HAD TYPE P FIRECRACKER EXPLODE NEAR EAR, NOW BLEEDING FROM EAR, BURNING SENSATION; PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LOSS OF HEARING WHEN FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN FACE. TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT SUSTAINED PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET FIREWORK ( TYPE E1) STRUCK EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT OUT AT THE FIRWORKS LAST EVENING WHEN SOMEONE LIT A FIRECRACKER TYPE P NEXT TO HER LEFT EAR- RUPTURED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIRECRACKER UNKNOWN TYPE R WENT OFF NEXT TO PT YESTERDAY. DX: TINNITUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT C/O PAIN TO EAR FROM BURN FROM FIREWORK TYPE R DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO EAR----NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| TYMPANIC PERFORATIONS. SET OFF FIRECRACKER NEAR HIS EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| STUCK BOTTLE ROCKET STICK IN EAR. ABRASIONS TO RIGHT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 14 YO M LIT FIRECRACKER TRIED TO THROW OUT WINDOW EXPLODE BY EAR ACUTE HEARING LOSS-NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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