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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,546
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 18 YOM INJURED EYE FROM SPARKS FROM FIREWORKS. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 12YOM CONT EYE FROM MODEL ROCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 13YOM, FELT BOARD WENT EXPLORING IN THE GARAGE&LATER HAD M80 FIREWORK E XPLODED INTO HANDS>>CORNEAL ABR/FACIAL&HAND FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 9YOF WAS HIT IN L EYE BY BOTTLE ROCKET, SWELLING, PAIN, REDNESS, HAPPEN ED AT CAMP DX: CONTUSION OF L EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 27YOM-SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-SETTING OFF BOTTLE ROCKETS WHEN 1 EXPL ODED NEAR FACE-TYPE E1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 6 YOF HIT IN EYE BY BOTTLE ROCKET. TYPE E1. DX: TRAUMATIC HYPHEMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 25YOM HAD A FIRECRACKER BLOW UP NEAR FACE AND A PIECE HIT RIGHT EYE COR NEAL ABRASION TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 45YOF PT STS HIT IN EYE WITH A FIREWORK TYPE R DX: BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 11 YOF WAS PLAYING WITH BOTTLE ROCKETS 3 DAYS AGO AND FELT SMOKE BILLOW UP INTO HER EYE. TYPE E1. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 41 YO M FIREWORK INJURY HIT IN EYE. DX EYE PAIN, OPTH REFERRAL TYPE R FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 24YOM INJURED LEFT EYE WHILE SETTING OFF A BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E, CORNEAL ABRASION AND CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RT CORNEAL BURN-33YOF SUS BURN TO RT EYE WHEN A SPARK FROM A ROMAN CAND LE BLEW INTO HER EYE. C/O BLURRED VISION. TYPE I |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 45 YOF WAS HIT IN EYE BY PIECE OF FIREWORK (TYPE R) WHICH FELL OUT OF SKY. DX: CONJUNCTIVAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORKS AT HOME. *** BOTTLE ROCKET. EYE INJURY. LWOT AFTER TRIAGE. TYPE=E. 13 YOM* |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX L CORNEAL ABRASION/L LID INJ/ELEVAT' BLD PRESS': 45YOF DEBRIS F TYPE-H FIREWORK LAND' IN L EYE DUR' *** FIELD FIREWKS DISPLAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks, Chairs |
| 2 YOF FIREWORK WENT UNDER CHAIR AND KICKED UP DIRT VS. PART OF FIREWORK INTO EYE. TYPE H. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 12YOM LIGHTING FUSE ON FIREWORKS @ HOME (UNKNOWN TYPE R) THAT EXPLODED EARLY BURNING L SIDE OF FACE & EYE DX FB L EYE MILD FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE: 27YOF ROMAN CANDLE TYPE-I FIREWORK HIT L EYE YTDY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 6 YOM FIREWORK HAD STOPPED AND THEN STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. TYPE E2. D X: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 5 MOF HIT WITH A FIREWORK YESTERDAY, BEING HELD BY AUNT, FIREWORK FLEW IN YARD AND HIT PATIENT. TYPE I. DX: EYE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 4 YOM HAD A SMALL BURN TO AN EYE FROM A SPARKLER (TYPE L). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORKS SPARKED INTO EYE. ABRASION CORNEAL RIGHT.. TYPE=R 24 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 5 YOM, SPARK FROM SPARKLER HIT EYE DX: FB EYE FIREWORK TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 55YOF, CORNEAL ABRASION S/P WATCHING FIREWORKS TYPE M SOMETHING FELL IN HER EYE NO FIRE DEPT NECESSARY FOR INJ STATE FIREWORKS DISPLAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fireworks, First aid equipment |
| 7 YOF, FIREWORK ASH WENT IN EYE, PLACED ICE PACK ON EYE, PACK LEAKED IN TO EYE, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks, Wooden matches |
| 5YOM GOT HOT PUNK FROM FIREWORKS TYPE R TO EYE ..CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 12YOF SHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS PARTICLE FROM THE FIREWORKS TYPE R "HIT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 32YOF-EYE FB-DEBRIS BLEW INTO EYES-@ FIREWORKS SHOW-TYPE M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 22 YOM HIT IN EYE WITH 3 INCH TYPE E1BOTTLE ROCKET, 3 FEET AWAY WHEN IT WENT OFF. ACUTE VISION LOSS R EYE, LARGE R HYPHEMA, FIREWORKS INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX FIREWORKS INJ-TYPE H, TO BILAT EYES: 35YOM R EYE SWOLLEN D/T MORTAR FIREWORK HIT' EYE. R EYE SWOLLEN SHUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 32YOF-EYE FB-ASHES FROM FIREWORKS HIT PT'S EYE-@ A PARK-TYPE M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17 YO F FIREWORK SPARKS FLEW IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT TYPE 4 FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 11YOM WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS (TYPE-R) FROM A FAR DISTANCE AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO L EYE DX- CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 8YOM HIT IN EYE WITH ROCK THROWN BY FRIEND, LATER WATCHING/SETTING OFF TYPE R FIREWORKS AND HAD EYE PAIN; TRAUMATIC IRITIS, CORNEAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 5 YOF, ABRASION EYE, PT. PLAYING W/SPARKLERS, MOTHER STATES, SPARKLER G OT INTO HER EYE, FIREWORK TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 4YOM CORNEAL ABRASION. LARGE FIRECRACKERS TYPE K SMOKE BOMB WAS PICKED UP WHEN IT WAS NOT FINISHED SMOKING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 20YOM BLACK CAT FIRECRACKER IGNITED AND EXPLODED TO RT EYE ...BLAST INJ URY TO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17YOM HIT IN EYE WITH TYPE E1 BOTTLE ROCKET, BLURRED VISION, PAIN; HYPH EMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 20 YOM C/O EYE PAIN SHOOTING FIREWORKS 1 WENT PAST EYE DIDN'T HIT BUT HAD EYE PAIN & SENSITIVITY. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH ROMAN CANDLE, DX: BURN TO EYE AND GACE NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIRE WORKS WHEN INJURED EYE, DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH ROMAN CANDLE, DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 7YOM; PT TRIED TO PICK UP A FIRECRACKER - IT SINGED PTS HAIR ON HIS HEA D AND HIS EYELASHES. D: RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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