Accidents - Fireworks - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,270
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	12
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	112
Year 2000:	215
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	132
Year 2004:	35
Year 2005:	167
Year 2006:	193
Year 2007:	20
Year 2008:	36
Year 2009:	169
Year 2010:	118

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	81
6-15 years old:	339
16-25 years old:	256
26-50 years old:	415
50+ years old:	177

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
15 YOF WATCHING FIREWORKS, CROSS LEGGED; GOT UP, TWISTED RT FOOT/ANKLE. TYPE "M" FIREWORKS DX: SPRAIN RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
14YOM LIVES IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS MENTALLY CHALLENGED,JUMP BACK FROM A SMOKE BOMB-K=NOVELTY, TWISTING LT ANKLE;ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
40YOM-ANKLE FB-@ FIREWORKS SHOW WHEN MORTAR STRUCK HIS ANKLE-TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
ANKLE CT-PIECE OF "FIREWORKS CANISTER" HIT ANKLE-TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 51 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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
FELL IN A HOLE WHILE WALKING IN THE PARK WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS. DX: ACUTE LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN AND BACK PAIN DUE TO MUSCULAR STRAIN TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED ANKLE BY FLAMES FROM REMOTE CONTROLLED FIREWORKS 2 DAYS AGO. TYPE R UNKNOWN. FD NS. DX: R ANKLE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks, Outdoor patio heaters or firepits
R ANKLE SPR/46YOM WAS OUTSIDE AT HOME WATCHING FIREWORKS AND TRIPPED OV ER CHIMINEA. C/O R ANKLE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS TRYING TO AVOID A FLYING FIRECRACKER AND INJURED ANKLE. DX; ANKL E SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ANKLE WITH SPARKLER TYPE FIREWORK;DX THERMAL BURN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E1 WENT OFF NEAR WHERE PT WAS PLAYING. DX: 4% PARTIAL THICKNESS/SUPERFICIAL BURNS BILAT ANKLES/THIGHS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Cardboard products
TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE & BOTTLE ROCKETS TYPE E CAUGHT BOX ON FIRE, BURN DRAINING/BLISTERS NOT INTACT, BURN/CELLULITIS ANKLE, FD?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
STEPPED OFF THE CURB, WHERE WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS, TWISTING ANKLE "SPRAIN'' TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
TYPE R FIREWORK FELL/TIPPED OVER WHEN GOING OFF HITTING PATIENT ON ANKL E AT PARK ON JULY 4TH, HAS PAINFUL BURN; ANKLE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
@ HOME CHASING AROUND W/ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I, HIT IN ANKLE, BURN APX 2 1 /2" 10-19% BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HIT BY FIREWORK NO TYPE LISTED DX: R ANKLE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fireworks, Footwear
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF AN ANKLE FROM FIREWORKS GETTING CAUGHT IN SHOE O N THE STREET. (TYPE UNKOWN) TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT RUNNING AWAY FROM FIREWORKS, TWISTED ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
SHOOTING FIREWORKS AND STEPPED IN HOLE---TYPE P DX STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED ON 7-4 WHEN ROMAN CANDLE (TYPE I) SHOT INTO HIGH TOP SHOE DX: FULL THICKNESS BURN R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT TRIPPED OVER FIRWORKS TYPE UNKNOWN ON LAWN AND INJURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 13 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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
R ANKLE SPRAIN: AT FOOTBALL FIELD RUNNING, TWISTED R ANKLE WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS PUBLIC USE TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
ANKLE BURN-BURNED ON A "CHASER" FOREWORK-4 DAYS PTA-TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT TWISTED ANKLE WHILE RUNNING AWAY FROM FIRECRACKER, SLIPPED AND FELL, FX ANKLE, TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKERS WHEN ONE LANDED ON ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ANKLE WITH FIREWORKS;TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT TWISTED ANKLE LIGHTING OFF FIREWORKS (TYPE R). DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HIT BY RELOADABLE AERIAL SHELL FIRECRACKER, TRIED TO RUN, BUT HIT, T YPE H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BOYFRIEND THREW FIRECRACKER WHICH LANDED NEAR PT'S ANKLE. D:BURN, ANKLE .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 32 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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
32 Y.O. B MALE W/BURNS TO ANKLE. PT BURNED SELF W/ROMAN CANDLE WHILE WE ARING SOCKS THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON JULY 4TH. TYPE I E9230 NS IF FD AT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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