Accidents - Fireworks - 16-25 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,056
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	560	Lower Leg:	335
Hand:	331	Finger:	227
Face:	191	Head:	157
Ear:	94	Neck:	69
Mouth:	47	Lower Trunk:	16
Lower Arm:	15	Upper Trunk:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) POPPED NEAR FACE DX. FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT. WAS SHOOTING FIREWORKS, SHOT A ROMAN CANDLE AND IT BURNED HIS NECK. BURNS TO NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fireworks
PT AT THE AUDITORIUM WHEN SHE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A PIECE OF FIRE WORK THAT FELL FROM THE SKY CONCUSSIOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RIGHT SMALL FINGER BURN. PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND BURNED FINGE R
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS LAST PM. DX: FULL THICKNESS & PART THICKNESS BURNS FOREARM 1 %TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIT GUNPOWDER FROM FIRECRACKERS, FACE BURNS DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 16 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
PT BURNED PALM OF L HAND YESTERDAY WHILE LIGHTING A SPARKLER (TYPE L). DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND MULT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
PT JAMMED A STICK FROM BOTTLE ROCKET INTO EAR TO SCRATCH IT, EAR INJURY TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 21 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
PLAYING W/ FIREWORKS BURN TO HAND W/ FIREWORKS BURNS TO HAND BLISTERS LEFT HAND FIREWORK NOT IDENTIFIED TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
RUPTURED TM.PT WAS LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS AND NOW CANT HEAR.TYPE A.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
R HAND BURNED W/FIREWORKS DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R HAND TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
CONJUNCTIVITIS-HIT W/A FIRECRACKER-TRAUMATIC EXPOSION INJURY-TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
RT THUMB INFECTION-C/O SWELLING AND DRAINAGE TO RT THUMB AFTER BEING BU RNED WITH A FIREWORK 2 DAYS AGO. NO OTHER INFO. TYPE R - UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
LEFT EYE PAIN.PT HAD A BOTTLE ROCKET DEBRIS HIT EYE,TYPE E1.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS (TYPE R) ON JULY 4 AND SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE. DX: R SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FACIAL BURNS-FIREWORKS POWDER EXPOSION (MODIFIED ROMAN CANDLE)-"WAS PAC KING POWDER INTO A TUBE" WHEN IT IGNITED-TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 24 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
SPARK FROM SPARKLER (TYPE L) WENT INTO EYE DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
IGNITED LOOSE FIREWORK'S POWDER , TYPE N. GOT FLASH BURNS DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS AT HOME WHEN ONE WENT OFF NEAR RIGHT EYE CORNE AL ABRASION- TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT GOT SOME DEBRIS FROM A FIRECRACKER WHICJ EXPLODED NEAR HIS FACE IN H IS RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE- TYPE- A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY "BALL" OF ROMAN CANDLE (TYPE I) DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED HIS HAND FROM A FLARE (TYPE L) FIREWORKS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
16YOF HX CARDIAC PROBLEMS DEVELOPED PALPITATIONS DURING FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT. - DX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
FOUNTAIN FIREWORD (TYPE J) WENT OFF AND STRUCK PT. DX: LIP LAC 2 CM, R CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 23 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
BURN TO L HAND W/FIREWORKS DX: THERMAL BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1% BURN HANDS AND FEET.PT WAS LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS AND IT EXPLODES ONP T.TYPE A.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT INJURED BY EXPOLDING FIRECRACKER; LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 23 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 WITH SMOKE BOMB (TYPE K) DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED WHEN FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEAR LEG; TB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Eyeglasses
1 DEGREE BURN FACE; TYPE G MULTI TUBE FIREWORK BLEW UP WHILE BEING LIT (GLASSES BLOCKED MOST OF IT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT.STATES F.B. RT.EYE AT PARK WHEN WATCHING PUBLIC FIREWORKS DISPLAY, THINKS GOT ASH IN EYE FROM FIREWORK. DX; F.B. RT.EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED EYE WITH WHEN HIT WITH FIREWORKS, SPARKLER OR ROMAN CANDLE. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN FACE BY FIREWORKS, LAC TO LIP DX: THROUGH AND THROUGH LAC LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS EXPLODED IN R HAND, BURNS DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 16 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
STRUCK IN L) EYE W/ SOME TYPE OF FIREWORKS DX: ABRASION TO L) EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
M-80 (TYPE B) WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: PERF R TM, EAR LAC 1 CM, R HAND CONT/HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PT WAS SHOOTING FIREWORKS WHEN ONE SHOT UP PANTS AND STARTED SHOOTING O FF SPARKS CAUGHT POANTS ON FIRE THERMAL BURN TO LOWER LEG- TYPE- K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Doors
PT BURNED FINGER LAST NIGHT W/A FIRECRACKER (TYPE P). PT ALSO SLAMMED SAME FINGER IN DOOR THIS AM. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS INJURY TO L EYE, BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE A) STRUCK EYE DIRECTLY DX TRAUMATIC L EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 17 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
1-2 DEGREE BURN R HAND; LIT FIREWORKS TYPE H (RELOADABLE ARTILLERY SHEL L) WHICH DID NOT GO OFF, WAITED "5 MIN", PICKED UP- IT WENT OFF IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS MAKING INCENDIARY DEVICE TO USE AS FIREWORK WHEN IT EXPLODED SEN DING METAL PIPE PIECES INTO LEGS. ?FDA. TYPE I. D:MULT. FB/PW, ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2004	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
PT LIT A SMOKE BOMB WHEN IT LIT OFF IN HIS HAND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BUR N TO HAND- TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
17 YOM AT ***FIREWORKS SHELL EXPLODED CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE NO FDDX: SECO ND DEGREE BURN TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) & IT WENT OFF NEAR EAR. DX: ACUTE HEARING LOSS SECOND TO EXPLOSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED A FEW INCHES FROM HAND FX PHALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED LEG ON FIRECRACKER DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
TYPE A FIRECRACKER POPPED IN HAND DX. FINGER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF AND A PIECE FLEW INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HOLDING A ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK WHEN IT SHOT OFF INTO HIS LOWER ABDOMEN CONTUSION ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD FIRECRACKER EXPLODE NEAR EYE; TB EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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