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Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123
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Date: 09/25/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Pens and pencils
PLAYING W/SNAKE FIRE CRACKERS, TOUCHING FIRE CRACKER W/PEN & GOT PART O F IT ON CALF, QUARTER SIZE 2ND DEG BURN TO CALF <10% 3RD DEGREE BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
FIREWORK ACCIDENTALLY WENT UNDER PANTS&EXPLODED AT FRIENDS1ST DEGREE BU RN LT CALF TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING OFF FIRECRACKERS AT HOME WHEN ONE BLEW UP ON HIS LEG THERM AL BURN LOWER LEG TYPE P ("TYPE P" REFERS TO THE TYPE OF FIRECRACKER)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED LEGS WHEN FIREWORKS WENT OFF BETWEEN LEGS FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTE ND TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
L LOWER LEG LAC, PT PUT A FIREWORK IN A BOTTLE TO MAKE A BOTTLE ROCKET W/ WATER AND IT EXPLODED HITTING LEG. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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