Accidents - Fireworks - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 998
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	110
Year 1999:	70
Year 2000:	181
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	94
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	165
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	15
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	146

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 07/04/2010	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: 10/16/2009	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireworks
REPORTS A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF NEXT TO RT EAR WHILE SLEEPING NOW WITH E AR PAIN>>TM PERFORATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
SOMEONE LIT A FIREWORK CLOSE TO PT'S EAR AND NOW PT CANT HEAR. DX EAR PAIN. TYPE FIREWORKS UNK, TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
HEARING LOSS-DUE TO EXPLOSION-MAKING HOMEMADE FIRE CRACKER WHEN IT EXPL ODED BY PT'S EAR-LEFT W/O TREATMENT-TYPE P
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
19YMC IN CAR WHEN SOMEONE THREW FIRECRACKER THROUGH WINDOW WENT OFF BY EAR C/O DECREASED HEARING/NOISE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A KID THROW A LIT FIRECRACKER NEAR HER AND IT EXPLODED NEAR LEFT EAR SEVERE PAIN EAR INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
TYPE A, B, OR C FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEXT TO PATIENT'S EAR, BLEEDING FR OM EAR, DECREASED HEARING; TAROTRAUMA EAR, ACUTE OTALGIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT WITH PERFORATED TM FROM A BLACK CAT FIREWORK (TYPE R) GOING OFF BESI DE LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEXT TO RT EAR. " EAR PAIN" TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER WENT OFF NEXT TO HIM 2 DAYS AGO. NOISE TRAUMA RT EAR & CONG ENITAL HEARING LOSS LT EAR. TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
LT EAR PAIN AFTER SHOOTING FIREWORKS/PHARYNGITIS
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: 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: 07/04/2004	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: 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: 07/07/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HAD TYPE P FIRECRACKER EXPLODE NEAR EAR, NOW BLEEDING FROM EAR, BURNING SENSATION; PERFORATED EAR DRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 08/23/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks, Decorative yard equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2000	Age: 17 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: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 20 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: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1998	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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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