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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 41
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT WOKE WITH THROAT DISCOMFORT, COUGH, CRYING, EXPOSED TO SMOKE FR OM FIREWORKS TYPE R; ASTHMA FLARE-UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SMOKE INHALATION - 14 YOF C/O TROUBLE BREATHING AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO MOKEY AIR FROM FIREWORKS, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE, TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIRECRACKERS TYPE P, THROWN @HOUSE BY ADULT MAY HAVE STARTED FIRE SMOKE INHALATION-BURNS APX 90% BSA-CPR CONTINUED-RESPIRATORY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fireworks |
| TOOK OUT A FIRECRACKER&STARTED EATING ON THE POWEDER " FB INGESTION/NONTOXIC INGESTION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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