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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 439
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| LIGHTING A BOTTLE ROCKET FIRECRACKER,COKE BOTTLE FULL OF GAS AND FLAMEE XPLODED CATCHING SHIRT ON FIRE;FLASH BURNS FACE,TRUNK,ARMS,11%, UNK FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| A PIECE OF SPARKLER FELL OFF & WENT DOWN FRONT OF PT'S SHIRT & BURNED HER CHEST. TYPE L FIREWORKS. DX: CHEST BURN FROM SPARKLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 6 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURN TO CHEST. PT WAS BURNED W/FIRECRACKER.TYPE A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 39 YOM FELL LIGHTING FIREWORKS CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| FAMILY SETTING OFF FIREWORKS NEAR STATE PARK, SHOT BACKWARDS & DOWN PAT IENT'S SHIRT BURNING CHEST, TYPE K ***. DX BURNS CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 24 Y/O M C/O FIREWORK ACCIDENT. HAD A BOTTLE ROCKET IGHT IN HIS NIPPLE RING. DX: BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORK (TYPE R) EXPLODED ON CHEST. ACUTE 4CM LAC ANTERIOR CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED ARMS AND CHEST 1ST DEGREE WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED TYPE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| WHILE AT FRIENDS HOUSE, PT HIT IN BACK WITH "CAKE FIREWORK" WHICH FELL OVER AND SKIDDED ONTO BACK, TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT PICKED UP USED FIREWORK FROM THE GROUND, PUT IT IN MOUTH HAS BURNS ON CHEST, CHIN AND LIP. DX. 2ND DEGREE BURN TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 1 DEG.BURN R CHEST JUST BELOW BREAST; WATCHING FIREWORKS, KIND THAT GO UP IN AIR & EXPLODE (ARTILLERY SHELL, TYPE H?)STRUCK BY SOMETHING HOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT WAS THROWING FIRECRACKER AND IT HIT HER ON CHEST. DX: 2ND DEG REE BURN TO CHEST. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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