Accidents - Fireworks - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 909
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	107
Year 2000:	53
Year 2002:	62
Year 2003:	136
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	74
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	147
Year 2009:	169

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 17 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 LIT FUSE ON MORTAR (TYPE R UNKNOWN ) WHICH EXPLODED ON ARM. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
CONTUS/STRAIN FOREARM, HX OF BOXERS FX, PT FELL WHILE LIGHTING FIREWORKS, BROKE CAST FROM PREVIOUS FX. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING MULITPLE FIREWORKS WHEN WAS BURNED BY SEVERAL OF THE ROCKETS TO RIGHT ARM. DX: BURN TO ARM TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ARM WITH ROMAN CANDLE BURN FOREARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ARM ON FIREWORKS 2 DAYS AGO. DX CELLULITIS TO FOREARM TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A SPARKLER BOMB BLOW UP ON HIM. NO FD. DX: SECOND-DEGREE MULTIPLE BURNS TO FOREARMS. TYPE L. SPARKLERS NOFD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON FOREARM WAS RUNNING FROM FIREWORKS TRIPPED OVER STUMP LANDING IN CAMPFIRE ALSO HAS CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Glass bottles or jars
FRIEND WAS EXPLODING FIRECRACKER IN GLASS BOTTLE, HIT PT IN FA, R SIDE. DX. LAC FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 25 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 W/FIRECRACKER. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED W/FIREWORKS. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS R FOREARM, 1 CM THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 23 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
BURNED FOREARM WITH (TYPE A) FIRECRACKER DX. FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 07/31/2003	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM: LIGHTING *** FIREWORK AN D INJURED ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN ARM BY FLYING FIREWORK (TYPE R) TRYING TO BLOCK IT FROM HITTING A CHILDIT BOUNCED RIGHT OFF ARM BUT BURNED FOREARM;1% BURNS/CELLULITIS/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 18 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
FIRECRACKER UNKNOWN TYPE R BLEW UP IN PT'S HAND. DX: R ARM SECOND DEG BURN 1 %TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT C/O BURN ON ARM. PT HAD FIREWORKS BLOW UP ON HIM. NOT NOTED IF FIRED EPARTMENT WAS CALLED. FIREWORK TYPE NOT STATED. DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
CAME IN CONTACT WITH FIREWORKS (R) DX. FOREARM CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PT. WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS WHEN HIS SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN A BURN TO THE FOREARM . TYPE OF FIREWORKS NOT LISTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT. THROUGH A FIRE CRACKER AND IT WENT OFF AROUND HER, RESULTING IN BU RNS TO THE FOREARM AND CHEST- FIRE CRACKER TYPE C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LT FOREARM & CHEST 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS-SETTING OFF FIREWORKS & EXPLODED AT HOME-TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2000	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/1999	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/1998	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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