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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,088
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| A 21 YR OLD MALE HAD HOMEMADE FIREWORKS EXPLODE IN HIS HAND DX OPEN FXS OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| A 25 YR OLD FEMALE GOT BOTTLE ROCKET STUCK IN HAND DX FOREIGN BODY IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 YOM INJURED EYE FROM SPARKS FROM FIREWORKS. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Buckets or pails |
| 16YOM 1ST&2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE & HANDS LIGHTING BOTTLE ROCKETS IN A BUCKET AT HOME BLEW UP PT TRANSFERED NO MENTION OF FD* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 24 YOM HAD M 80 BLOW UP IN HAND. DX: OPEN DISTAL PHALANX FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| A 22 YR OLD MALE WITH BURN TO THIGH AFTER FIRECRACKER EXPLOEDED DX BURN TO LOWER EXT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 24 YO M FIREWORK EXPLODED IN HAND. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 19 YOM BURNED THUMB ON FIRECRACKER WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT ON BRACELET SECOND DEGREE BURN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | 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 |
| 23 Y/O MALE BURNT HAND ON SPARKLERS AT HOME DX: 1ST,2ND AND 3RD BURNS TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 16YOF WAS HIT IN UPPER L THIGH WITH A TYPE I ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORKS. D X- BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 25YOM HAD A FIRECRACKER BLOW UP NEAR FACE AND A PIECE HIT RIGHT EYE COR NEAL ABRASION TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 19 YOM WAS HOLDING A "LITTLE MORTAR FIREWORK" (TYPE R) WHICH EXPLODED IN HAND. DX: R HAND INJURY W/PW'S AND ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks, Ceilings and walls |
| 16 YOM FIREWORK WENT OFF AT SCHOOL, FORCE KNOCKED PATIENT AGAINST WALL. TYPE R. DX: HEAD INJURY WITH LOC, CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 19YOM THREW TYPE P FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED NEXT TO HIS EAR WHEN I T HIT THE DOORJAMB OF THE CAR HE WAS IN. FOREIGN BODY TO EAR/INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 24YOM INJURED LEFT EYE WHILE SETTING OFF A BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E, CORNEAL ABRASION AND CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 19 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 19 YR OLD FEMALE WATCHING FIREWORKS AND DEVELOPED ONSET OF WHEEZING AND CHEST TIGHTNESS WITH ASTHMA EXACERBATION,PUBLIC FIREWORKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 24 YOF WAS AT HOME WHEN A FIREWORK OF UNKNOWN TYPE WENT OFF HITTING HER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT UPPER LEG. TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX CONTU ABD WALL/ABRASION TRUNK/ABRASION FOREARM: 24YOM LIT BALL W/ FUSE UPSIDE-DWN. SET + TYPE-H FIREWORK ON TOP. DETONATED ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 20 YOM PT C/O LAC & BURN FROM A TYPE H REALODABLE AERIAL SHEEL THAT THAT TIPPED OVER . LAC/BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 20 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks, Footwear |
| R FOOT FX/20YOM@FIREWORKS IN TOWN,STEPPED ON A FIREWORK (TYPE H)THAT HA D TIPPED OVER TO PUT IT OUT.HAD ON SNEAKERS.BLEW CHUNK OFF OF SNEAKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 20YOM HAD FIREWORK GO OFF CLOSE TO HIM, TYPE R DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THIGHS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17YOF-SHOULDER CT-HIT IN SHOULDER W/ MORTOAR-TYPE M-@ FIRE WORKS SHOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| FIREWORKS SPARKED INTO EYE. ABRASION CORNEAL RIGHT.. TYPE=R 24 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 20 YOM WAS LIGHTING ROCKET (TYPE E) WHICH HIT HAND. DX: L HAND CONT, EYE IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 19 YO M HOMEMADE FIREWORKS EXPLODED GOT SOMETHING IN LEG. DX THIGH FB TYPE N FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 20 YO M LIGHTING A SMOKE BOMB, IT EXPLODED, HIT LEG. DX LOWER LEG AVULS ION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT TYPE K FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 22 YOM HIT IN EYE WITH 3 INCH TYPE E1BOTTLE ROCKET, 3 FEET AWAY WHEN IT WENT OFF. ACUTE VISION LOSS R EYE, LARGE R HYPHEMA, FIREWORKS INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | 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 |
| 18 YOM, BURNED HAND ON A SPARKLER, BURN HAND, SPARKLERS TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 21 YOF WAS HIT IN HEAD BY MORTAR (TYPE R) WHICH BLEW UP AT PARK. DX: HEAD BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| A 25 YOM TO ER WITH BURN TO HAND WHEN A FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN IT, BURN TO HAND - TYPE P |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2ND DEGREE RT HAND.21YOM WAS LIGHTING A SPARKLER AND BURNED HAND.TYPE L . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 25 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO A HAND BY A MORTAR (TYPE H) FIREWORKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 16 YO WM BURN FOOT WITH FIRECRACKER TYPE P 1ST DEGREE BURN BILATERAL FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17YOF 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EAR FIREWORK WENT OFF AT CHURCH FUNCTION HITTI NG PT'S EAR TYPE A ( SMALL FIREWORK)* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17 YO F FIREWORK SPARKS FLEW IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT TYPE 4 FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORKS BURN TO CHEST. ROCKET FIREWORK. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO CHEST WALL TYPE=E. 23 YOF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 19 YOM HAD FIREWORK (TYPE R UNKNOWN) BLOW UP IN HAND. DX: R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGER FX, LACS 10 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 16YOM WAS TRYING TO LAUNCH A BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E1) AND IT EXPLODED C/ O LEFT HAND PAIN. DX: LACERATION(SUTURES) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | 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 |
| 17YOM BURN TO RT HAND AFTER SPARKLERS CAUGHT FIRE IN CAR HE WAS RIDING IN. TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17 YOM FIRECRACKER WENT OFF BETWEEN FEET DX: FOOT LACS X5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 24YOM C/O BURN FROM FIREWORKS TO LT SIDE OF NECK, THINKS IT WAS A SKYROCKET WHICH PASSED HIS NECK. DX - MILD 2ND DEG.BURN-NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 20YOM BLACK CAT FIRECRACKER IGNITED AND EXPLODED TO RT EYE ...BLAST INJ URY TO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17YOM HIT IN EYE WITH TYPE E1 BOTTLE ROCKET, BLURRED VISION, PAIN; HYPH EMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | 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 |
| 24YOM 1-3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND FOUNTAIN TYPE FIREWORK BLEW UP IN PTS HAND AT HOME PT TRANSFERED TO BURN CENTER* NO MENTION OF FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FINGER FX. PT HAD A FIRECRACKER GO OFF INTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 16 YOM FIRECRACKER POPPED IN L HAND AT HOME DX: HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| 16YOM GROUND UP 6 BOTTLE ROCKETS, PUT IN PLASTIC BOTTLE, USED ANOTHER A S FUSE & EXPLODED IN FACE, BOTTLE ROCKETS TYPE E1; 1ST DEGREE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 20 YOM ARRIVES W/MISSING FINGERS FROM FIREWORKS INJURY TYPE UNK DX FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YOM C/O EYE PAIN SHOOTING FIREWORKS 1 WENT PAST EYE DIDN'T HIT BUT HAD EYE PAIN & SENSITIVITY. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN TH MOUTH WITH A FIRE WORKS, COMPLICATED LAC TO LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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