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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT AT THE AUDITORIUM WHEN SHE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A PIECE OF FIRE WORK THAT FELL FROM THE SKY CONCUSSIOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks, Containers |
| CHILD WATCHING SOME TYPE OF FIREWORKS NOT SPECIFIED WHEN SHE FELL AND W AS STRUCK ON HEAD BY POSSIBLY A BOX? DX: ADMITTED FOR A CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 36 YO M HAD UNKNOWN FIREWORK TO EXPLODED IN HEAD HEAD INJURY-CLOSED;BRIEF LOC < 1HR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks, Stairs or steps |
| PT ON STEPS OF PORCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN HIT IN FACE WITH MORTAR TYP E FIREWK. DX1: FX SKULL W/DEEP COMA, RUPTURE EYE, ETC. DIED AFTER ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Containers |
| PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERAL CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 2ND DEG BURN HEAD-MULT, & < 10% BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED ON L SIDE OF HEAD PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS TONIGHT. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN HEAD. TYPE L. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Containers |
| PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERAL CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 3RD DEG BURN HEAD & UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Containers |
| PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERAL CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 3RD DEG BURN HEAD & 10-19% BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Containers |
| PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERALCH ILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 2ND DEG BURN HEAD, ARM, 10-19% 3RD D |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17 YOM AT ***FIREWORKS SHELL EXPLODED CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE NO FDDX: SECO ND DEGREE BURN TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks |
| @ *** THERE WAS A FIREWORKS EXPLOSION NO CONTRACT BUT IT KNOCKED HIM DO WN DX MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEAR HIS FACE ON ***** ON 5-8 DX TEMPORAL EPIDUR AL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LOADING SOME FIREWORKS INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE FELL STRIK ING HIS HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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