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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 461
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS SITTING WITH HIS FRIENDS, FIREWORKS WERE GOING OFF AND ONE S TRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.TYPE E1-BOTTLE ROCKET DX. EYE INJURY UNABLE TO SEE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 17 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 |
| PATIENT STATES FIRECRACKER BACKFIRED IN FACE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE. TYPE A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| A FIRECRACKER BURNING RESIDUE WENT INTO EYE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 18 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: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 18 YOF WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A BOTTLE ROCKET FIREWORK (TYPE E1)/ACUTE BLU NT TRAUMA L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE EYE WITH A BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E1. DX-TRAUMATIC IRITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT DX EYE TRAUMA - S/P FIRECRACKER BLEW UP INTO FACE. TYPE NOT MENTIONED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT WAS WATCHING FIREWORDS (UNKNOWN TYPE R) & SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX LEFT EYE BURN: SMALL FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| ARTILLERY SHELL FIREWORK EXPLODED IN EYES, NO FIRE DX: FLASH BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| A FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN PTS FACE, GOT DEBRIS IN EYE, CONTUSION AND FB TO EYE, TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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