Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2005 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	59
6-15 years old:	38
16-25 years old:	31
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
INJ WHEN A FIREWORK TIPPED OVER AND SHOT INTO THE CROWD AND BURNED HIS UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Ceilings and walls
20 YO MALE HAD FIREWORK HIT WALL AND THEN HIT UPPER ARM 2ND DEGREE BURN UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN ARM WITH FIREWORKS ( TYPE R NOT STATED ) DX: L UPPER & LOWER ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
WATCHING FIREWORKS AT PARK AND FALLING SPARKS HIT HER ON L UPPER ARM. DX. SMALL BURN L UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2% BURN RT UPPER EXTREMITY.PT HAD A BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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