Accidents - Fireworks - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,959
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	518	Hand:	413
Finger:	387	Lower Trunk:	92
Face:	90	Head:	82
Upper Leg:	82	25 - 50% Body:	76
Foot:	73	Lower Arm:	62
Lower Leg:	30	Knee:	15
Mouth:	15	Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WITH FIREWORKS, TYPE R DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
16 Y.O. W MALE W/AMPUTATED FINGER. PT WAS HOLDING A FIRECRACKER IN HIS HAND & IT EXPLODED. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD ANOTHER TEENAGER THROW FIRECRACKER AT HER, IT WENT OFF, PERFORAT ION LT EAR DRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT HAND - FRIEND GAVE HIM A HOMEMADE M-80. HE PICKED IT UP WHEN HE SAW WICK GO OUT & IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT HAND BURN-PT BURNED HIS HAND WHEN AN M90 EXPLODED IN IT YESTERDAY.FE LT STINGING,FOLLOWED BY NUMBNESS & TINGLING.TODAY HAS PAIN AND BLISTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WITH TYPE L SPARKLERS DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
2 INCH FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND INJURING FINGER. DX: LACERATION FIN GER. CLASS C LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
16 YEAR OLD LIT FIRE WORK INJURY TO EYE AT HOME N/S FIRE DEPARTMENT DX TRAUMA LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
CAME IN CONTACT WITH FIREWORKS (R) DX. FOREARM CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO L HAND FINGERS, PLAYING WITH UNSPECIFIED FIREWORKS.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
AFTER WATCHING PUBLIC FIREWORKS HAD FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
ASHES FROM A FIREWORKS (SPARKLER) HIT PT IN EYE. CONJUNCTIVITIS TO LEFT EYE. NO FIRE DEPT. TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PT. WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS WHEN HIS SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN A BURN TO THE FOREARM . TYPE OF FIREWORKS NOT LISTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN FACE WITH BOTTLE ROCKET;TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 16 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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER EXPLOSION TO BOTH EYES. CORNEAL ABRASIONS 2NDARY FIREWORKS. TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT AT FIREWORKS, GOT SPARK IN LEFT EYE , BURN TO CORNEA, NO FD CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
INJURED DURING FIREWORKS;TYPE R;ABRASION, CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WHEN FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND. ?TYPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Clothing accessories
1ST & 2ND% BURNS RT PALM.PT WAS SHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS AND HAD A GLOVE ON AND PT CAUGHT A FIREWORK IN GLOVE AND GLOVE CAUGHT FIRE.NO FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
ABDOMINAL BRUISE.PT WAS AT A BUS STOP AND SOME KIDS SHOT OFF A BOTTLE R OCKET AND IT HIT PT IN ABDOMEN.TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT. THROUGH A FIRE CRACKER AND IT WENT OFF AROUND HER, RESULTING IN BU RNS TO THE FOREARM AND CHEST- FIRE CRACKER TYPE C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAS BEEN DRINKING ETOH AND WORKING WITH FIREWORKS RESUTLING IN A BUR N TOHIS TIB/FIB. TYPE OF FIREWORK IS NOT NOTED. TYPE OF FIREWORK T
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT C/O FIRECRACKERS GOING OFF BURNING TOP OF LEFT FOOT-DX BURN TO FOOT TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
STEPPED ON EMBERS FROM FIREWORKS, TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY BOTTLE ROCKET (E1) DX. LIP SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED L HAND WHEN LIGHTING FOUR SPARKLERS AT ONE TIME.1ST AND 2ND DEGR EE BURN TO LMF; FIREWORK TYPE L $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
25 YOM HAD APPROXIMATELY 200 BOTTLE ROCKETS IN POCKET; ABOUT 30 WENT OF F IN POCKET. BURN OF UPPER LEG. D/T FIRECRACKERS. NO FD INV.; TYPE E-1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LT FOREARM & CHEST 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS-SETTING OFF FIREWORKS & EXPLODED AT HOME-TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 22 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: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT SUST LACERATION TO EYEBALL HIT TO EYE WITH FIREWORKS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Fireworks
CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-HIT BY A MISFIRED FIREWORKS-@ HOME-WEARING CONT ACTS LENS @ THE TIME (TYPE R)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Buckets or pails
PT MADE A HOME MADE M 80 WITH A ROLL OF FIRECRACKERS AND LIT THEM AND T HREW THEM IN A BUCKET THE BUCKET EXPLODED STRIKING HIM IN HEAD LAC SCAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
STAR TYPE LAC TO FOREHEAD AFTER BEING HIT IN FACE WITH A FIRECRACKER UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING A HANDFULL OF SPARKLES AND LIT THEM ALL AT ONCE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT HAND BURN.PT HAD A FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN HAND.TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 07/03/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO ABDOMEN FROM FIREWORKS AT HOME AT 2145, POSSIBLY AN M80, TYPE B LARGE FIRECRACKER. DX SECOND DEGREE BURN ABDOMEN. FIRE DEPT?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK TYPE R EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT OFF A FIRECRACKER AT HOME TYPE P BLEW OFF LEFT THUMB AND INDEX F INGERS- AMPUTATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1-2 DEGREE BURNS R THUMB & INDEX FINGER; FIREWORKS FOUNTAIN (TYPE J) F USE BURNED FASTER THAN USUAL & EXPLODED BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SOMEONE KNOCKED OVER A ROMAN CANDLE FOREWORK AND IT WENT OFF AND STRUCK HIS LOWER LEG. -BURN TO THE LOWER LEG ( FIREWORK ROMAN CANDLE F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
*** TYPE A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED WHILE PT WAS HOLDING. FIRE DEPT N.OT IN VOLVED. DX LAC 2 CM TO RING FINGER L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PATIENT LIT CIGARRETE WITH FIRECRACKER. FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN FACE. NO T FDA. D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT HAND BURN-PLAYING W/ "OC FIRECRACKERS"-ONE EXPLODED IN HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fireworks
PUT GUNPOWDER IN FIRECRACKER IN MAILBOX,IT EXPLODED BACK AT HIM/ FACIAL BURNS,MINOR CORNEAL IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks
FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND BLISTERS ON TOP OF THUMB AND LAC BETWEEN FINGER DX FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN HIS HAND AND CHEST NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS AT SCENE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
SHOT SELF IN LEG W/HOMADE ROCKET. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fireworks
PT AT A NY CELEBRATION JUMPED OVER SOME FIREWORKS STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A FRIEND NAMED ZACK- CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
23 YOF HURT FROM FIREWORKS INJURY TO EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 19 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
FIRECRACKER POPPED NEAR EYE DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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