Accidents - Fireworks - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,192
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	141
Year 2000:	77
Year 2001:	106
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	245
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	89
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	120
Year 2008:	108
Year 2009:	175
Year 2010:	79

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	77
6-15 years old:	405
16-25 years old:	297
26-50 years old:	412

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/01/2010	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Other ball sports
8 YR OLD MALE WATCHING FIREWORKS ON A ROOF TOP AND WAS RUNNING TO CATCH A BALL AND FELL LAC KNEE,TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
41YOM C/O LT KNEE PAIN WHILE RUNNING WHEN PT AND FRIEND WERE SHOOTING BOTTLE ROCKETS AT EACH OTHER DX: KNEE STRAIN TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WATCHING FIREWORKS DISPLAY. HIT IN L KNEE W/ PIECE OF FIREWORK (UNK TYPE). FELT HOT, NO BURNS. PAIN IN KNEE. DX L KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS SETTING UP FIREWORKS TONIGHT AND STATED THAT HE TURNED WRONG AND FELL. DX. PAINFUL KNEE, DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
^RUNNING FROM FIREWORKS AND FELL (TYPE 4). DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING OFF FIRECRACKERS AT HOME AND WHILE RUNNING AWAY STRAINED KN EE STEPPED IN A HOLE/TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
FIRECRACKER IN JEAN POCKET. DX BURNS TO KNEE NO INFORMATION ON FIRECR ACKER, TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS RUNNING FROM FIREWORKS TYPE R UNKNOWN AND FELT KNEE POP. DX: R KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
HIT ON KNEE WITH FIREWORKS AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PT WAS LIGHTING OFF FIRE WORKS TYPE R AND IT WENT UP PA NTS LEG SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNS TO KNEES FROM FIREWORKS AT WESTS *** PARK, DX; BURNS TOBIL KNEE U NKOWN TYPE OF FIREWORK TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT FELL WHILE RUNNING AWAY FROM FIREWORKS. DX: R KNEE SPRAIN/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
SHOOTING FIREWORKS LAST EVE,STEPPED IN HOLE SPRAIN RT KNEE TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Containers
29 YOF WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS ON TUESDAY,CONTAINER HOLDING AN AERIAL FE LL OVER AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE CAUSING CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
SOMEONE THREW TYPE P FIRECRACKER AT HOME, WENT OFF NEAR PATIENT'S KNEE 3 DAYS AGO, INCREASED SWELLING, PAIN; KNEE CELLULIITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
38 Y/O FEMALE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT KNEE BY A FIREWORK ROCKET THAT WENT OFF COURSE CAUSING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
KNEE SPRAIN-KNEELING TO LIGHT FIREWORKS-FELT KNEE POP-@ HOME-TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FELL ON A HOT BOTTLE ROCKET ( TPYE E1 ) DX: KNEE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
<1%TBSA BURN TO MEDIAL KNEE FROM UNSPECIFIED FIREWORKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
DX BURN TO BEHIND LEFT KNEE: BURNED BY FOUNTAIN TYPE (TYPE J) FIREWORK .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Blankets
PT WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS WHEN UNKNOWN OBJECT FIRE CRACKER/BOMB LANDED ON BLANKET & EXPLODED PT C/O LT KNEE PAIN - ABRS KNEE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK EXPLODED & LANDED ON RT KNEE. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT KNEE & RT HAND. TYPE R FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT CUT KNEE WHEN RUNNING FROM FIRE ROCKET AND CUT KNEE ON ENGINE LAYING ON THE GROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED TO KNEE BY "POPPING" FIREWORK, SOUNDS LIKE TYPE A - TRIAG ONL Y
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/09/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2000	Age: 4 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: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/1997	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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