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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM: LIGHTING *** FIREWORK AN D INJURED ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HIT IN ARM BY FLYING FIREWORK (TYPE R) TRYING TO BLOCK IT FROM HITTING A CHILDIT BOUNCED RIGHT OFF ARM BUT BURNED FOREARM;1% BURNS/CELLULITIS/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 6 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, Day wear |
| BURNED BY FIREWORKS THAT HIT HIM THROUGH HIS SHIRT;BURN FA, TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 18 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 |
| FIRECRACKER UNKNOWN TYPE R BLEW UP IN PT'S HAND. DX: R ARM SECOND DEG BURN 1 %TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| MORTARS (UNKNOWN TYPE R) MISFIRED AT CHURCH FIREWORKS FUNCTION & HIT PT DX: SECOND DEG L FOREARM BURN/CONT, L UPPER ARM FIRST DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| TONIGHT AT HOME AT 2200 LIT A PACK OF TYPE A FIRECRACKERS, THEY BLEW UP AND BURNED HER LEFT FOREARM. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM, FIRECRACKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORK (TYPE R ) FLEW INTO CAR / PT. WAS A PASSENGER IN CAR DX: FOREARM, WRIST AND CHIN ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| BOTTLE ROCKET ( TYPE E ) BURNED THROUGH PT'S SWEATSHIRT WHILE PT WAS WATCHING. DX: FIRST & SECOND DEG BURNS L FOREARM/CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT C/O BURN ON ARM. PT HAD FIREWORKS BLOW UP ON HIM. NOT NOTED IF FIRED EPARTMENT WAS CALLED. FIREWORK TYPE NOT STATED. DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SETTING OFF FIREWORKS-ONE WENT OFF PREMATURE BLAST INJURY TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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