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Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2005 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 331
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:89
6-15 years old:158
16-25 years old:83

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNS (2ND DEGREE) TO CHEST, BOX OF FIREWORKS WENT OFF
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING FIRECRACKER WHEN ONE WENT OFF BY HER CHEST SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO CHEST TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIGHTING FIREWORKS AND SPARKLER BOMB WENT OF 3 FT FROM PT 1ST AND 2NDD EGREE BURNS TO UPPER BACK (UNKNOWN FIREWORKS "TYPE")
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT STATES THAT A FIRECRACKER SHOT BACK AT HIM WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO CHEST TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E1) DX. CHEST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1-2 DEGREE BURNS L UPPER BACK; WAS STRUCK ON BACK WITH FIRECRACKER PER RN (SMOKE BOMB) **TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PLAYING W/ M-80, TYPE C FIREWORK IN PARK, EXPLODED 1 FT AWAY FROM PT DX: SUPERFICIAL AND PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO TORSO AND ARMS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HIT IN THE CHEST WITH A FIRE CRACKER SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO CHES T NECK AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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