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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 733
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/04/2010 | 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: 07/04/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY UNKNOWN FIREWORK (TYPE R) DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD CONT, ELEVATED BP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SEIZURE: 19YOM HAD SEIZURE,FELL,STRUCK HEAD OFF CONCRETE WALL,ABRA'S SHOULDER,HEAD,WERE LIGHTING FIREWORKS,TYPE R, WHEN EPISODE HAPPENED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE HIT ON HEAD FROM A HOT FIREWORK NOT STATED TYPE- R/DX SUPPERFICIAL BURN SCALP 2 CM AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/FIREWORKS TYPE R UNKNOWN. DX: BILAT EYE CORNEAL ABR/FB, POSS L HYPHEMA, ABR FOREHEAD, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 17YFC HIT BY A BOTTLE ROCKET WITH 80 LBS OF PRESSURE UNDERNEATH CHIN C/O HEADACHE/MILD CONCUSSION |
| 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: 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: 07/04/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Buckets or pails |
| PT MADE A HOME MADE M 80 WITH A ROLL OF FIRECRACKERS AND LIT THEM AND T HREW THEM IN A BUCKET THE BUCKET EXPLODED STRIKING HIM IN HEAD LAC SCAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT AT A NY CELEBRATION JUMPED OVER SOME FIREWORKS STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A FRIEND NAMED ZACK- CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2000 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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