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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 254
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT RIBS AFTER BEING HIT WITH FIREWORKS. TYPE OF FIREWORK IS UNKNOWN. FIREWORK TYPE R DX CONTUSION TO RIGHT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT STATES WAS BURNED ON THE CHEST WITH FIREWORKSDX BURNS TO CHEST. TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Clothing |
| PT WAS LIGHTING 100' PIECE OF FIREWORKS WICK ON FIRE WHEN CAUGHT CLOTHING ON FIRE (TYPE R UNKNOWN). FD NS. DX: PART THICK BURN 45% TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| PATIENT BURNED ON CHEST WHEN TYPE E1 BOTTLE ROCKET FIREWORK WENT INTO S HIRT, PT ABLE TO SHAKE OUT BEFORE IT EXPLODED; BURN INJURY TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SUSTAINED A MINOR BURN TO THE CHEST/ABDOMEN WITH SPARKLER FIREWORKS >>BURN/FIRE WORK TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS IN *** 6 DAYS AGO & HAD A BURN INJURY W/ FIRE CRACKERS ACCIDENT ON LEFT CHEST/ARM.DX: 1ST,2ND,3RD DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS, RECEIVED BURNS TO CHEST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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