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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WITH SPARKLER TYPE P;DX BURNED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| PT HIT WITH "RELOADING ARIEL SHELL FIREWORK", SUSTAINED BURN TO LEG WHE N SHORTS CAUGHT FIRE FROM FIREWORK, F.D. ATTENDANCE NOT STATED,TYPE H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| INJURY TO RIGHT SHIN FROM FIREWORKS. DX-ACUTE BURN AND LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG, TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Glass bottles or jars |
| 16YOM WAS CUT BY A GLASS BOTTLE THROWN FROM A CAR,A FIREWORK WAS ALSO THROWN OUT OF CAR;LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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