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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/05/2005 | 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 |
| PT DUMPED OUT THE GUN POWDER FROM A BOTTLE ROCKET AND LIT THE WICK AND THREW IT IN THE GUNPOWDER AND SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO FACE TYPE E1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX FOREHEAD LACERATION: WATCHING FIREWORKS, UNK FIREWORK RELATED OBJECT HIT FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN FACE W/BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E). DX: FACIAL LAC, L CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 20 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 |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R PERIORBITAL AREA; ARTILLERY SHELL (TYPE H) FIR EWORK SHOT FROM 10 FEET AWAY, "SAW IT COMING & CLOSED EYES" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAD AA FIREWORK MORTER BLEW UP IN THE FACE, SUSTAINED "SEVERE FACIAL LACERATIONS/ BLAST FACIAL WOUND" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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