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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 834
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Buckets or pails |
| 16YOM 1ST&2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE & HANDS LIGHTING BOTTLE ROCKETS IN A BUCKET AT HOME BLEW UP PT TRANSFERED NO MENTION OF FD* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 14 YOM DISASSEMBLED A FIRECRACKER & THEN ACCID LIT CONTENTS ON FIRE. FD NS. DX: 3% TBSA 2ND/3RD DEG BURNS FACE, L HAND, GROIN, SCROTUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 47 YOM WAS MAKING FIREWORKS IN GARAGE WHEN THEY EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: 18% TBSA BURNS TO FACE & BILAT ARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 11 YOM WAS STRUCK BY FIREWORK. DX: LACERATION CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 4 YR M BURNED FACE WITH FIREWORK SPARKLER;DX BURNED FACE; TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 29 YO F, C/O HEADACHE, HIT BY A ROMAN CANDLE AFTER IT BOUNCED OFF A TRE E (FIREWORK TYPE I), DX EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 39 YO M HAD FIRECRACKER (SIZE/TYPE UNKNOWN) BURST IN FACE LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 14MOM BITTEN BY MOSQUITO WHILE WATCHING TYPE R FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT, EY E SWELLING/REDNESS; INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 11 YOF BURNED BY ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I TO L EYE DX: EYELID BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 37YOM, FIREWORK CONE ON GROUND, PT LIT IT, IT EXPLODED IN FACE, TYPE J FIREWORK DX: FACIAL LAC,BURN,SUPERFICIAL BURN,CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| A 45 YOF WAS STRUCK IN FACE WITH A TYPR R FIREWORK. DX: FACIAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Swimming pools |
| 3 YOF IN POOL AND A BOTTLE ROCKET WAS SHOT ACCIDENTALLY TOWARDS HER, IT STRUCK HER FACE AND CHEST. TYPE E1. DX: BURN FACE, CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 5 YO M WITH L SIDE FOREHEAD LAC AFTER A TYPE K REFERED TO AS "M1000 BO MB" TYPE FIREWORK HIT PATIENT IN FOREHEAD AS IT EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 40 YO M HIT IN CHIN WITH FIREWORKS. DX CHIN LACERATION TYPE R FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 15YOM WAS LIGHTING A FIREWORK OF UNKNOWN TYPE, IT WENT OFF, SOMETHING H IT HIM CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT EYE LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 8 YOF, FIRE WORK EXPLODED IN HAND, BURN HAND, BURN FACE, TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 27YOM, LIT A MORTAR, CLASS B, FIRECRACKER ON THE BEACH&IT EXPLODED IN F ACE>>FACIAL BONE FX/NASAL LAC,TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 21MOF GRABBED SPARKLER AND TOUCHED HER FACE, TYPE L DX:BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FACE/ HEAD BURNS-11YOM-2 CONFLICTING STROIES-EITHER FLAMES FROM A WOOD FIRE OR A FIRECRACKER INJURY-FD NS-TRANS. TO BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 9 YOM PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS THAT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. SECOND/F IRST DEGREE BURNS FACE, CHEST & R HAND. 5% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| 16YOM GROUND UP 6 BOTTLE ROCKETS, PUT IN PLASTIC BOTTLE, USED ANOTHER A S FUSE & EXPLODED IN FACE, BOTTLE ROCKETS TYPE E1; 1ST DEGREE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 10YOM, HAS 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EYELID FROM FIRECRACKER STEM AT HOME, 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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