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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 16 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: Puncture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT JAMMED A STICK FROM BOTTLE ROCKET INTO EAR TO SCRATCH IT, EAR INJURY TYPE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2004 | Age: 11 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SMALL BURN EAR WHEN SPARK FROM SPARKLER FELL. TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RUPTURED TM.PT WAS LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS AND NOW CANT HEAR.TYPE A. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Baby strollers |
| FIREWORK LANDED ON PT'S SHOULDER WHILE PT WAS IN STROLLER. 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R EAR, SHOULDER & UPPER BACK. TYPE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RIGHT EAR PAIN - BEGAN TONIGHT AFTER A PIECE OF FIREWORK HIT HIM ON THE EAR. D: RIGHT EAR OTALGIA S/P BLUNT TRAUMA (TYPE R) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| EARACHE.PT WAS WORKING ON A CAR AND A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF NEXT TO EAR AND NOW PTS EAR HURTS.TYPE A. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| M-80 (TYPE B) WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: PERF R TM, EAR LAC 1 CM, R HAND CONT/HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LIT FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) & IT WENT OFF NEAR EAR. DX: ACUTE HEARING LOSS SECOND TO EXPLOSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| STATES THEY WERE SHOOTING OFF BOTTLE ROCKETS WHEN ONE EXPLODED IN HIS LEFT EAR., C/O OF RINGING IN HIS EAR. DX TINNITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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