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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 801
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/05/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Blankets |
| CALVES BURNED-@ FIREWORKS DISPLAY -ONE MISFIRED AND LANDED ON BLANKET W HICH CAUGHT ON FIRE-TYPE M-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Glass bottles or jars |
| 16YOM WAS CUT BY A GLASS BOTTLE THROWN FROM A CAR,A FIREWORK WAS ALSO THROWN OUT OF CAR;LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED LEG ON FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN LAST PM. DX: 2ND DEG BURN L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| L LOWER LEG LAC, PT PUT A FIREWORK IN A BOTTLE TO MAKE A BOTTLE ROCKET W/ WATER AND IT EXPLODED HITTING LEG. TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Gasoline cans |
| PT AT BONFIRE, SOMEONE THREW IN A FIRECRACKER (TYPE P) THAT EXPLODED & HIT A GAS CAN THAT EXPLODED & CAUSED BURNS TO PANTS & LOWER LEG, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BIL LEG BURNS. PT WAS STRUCK BY FLYING FIREWORKS. TYPE NOT STATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT INJURED BY EXPOLDING FIRECRACKER; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED WHEN FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEAR LEG; TB LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| PT WAS SHOOTING FIREWORKS WHEN ONE SHOT UP PANTS AND STARTED SHOOTING O FF SPARKS CAUGHT POANTS ON FIRE THERMAL BURN TO LOWER LEG- TYPE- K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS MAKING INCENDIARY DEVICE TO USE AS FIREWORK WHEN IT EXPLODED SEN DING METAL PIPE PIECES INTO LEGS. ?FDA. TYPE I. D:MULT. FB/PW, ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED LEG ON FIRECRACKER DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RLE. PANTS WERE IGNITED BY FIREWORKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAS BEEN DRINKING ETOH AND WORKING WITH FIREWORKS RESUTLING IN A BUR N TOHIS TIB/FIB. TYPE OF FIREWORK IS NOT NOTED. TYPE OF FIREWORK T |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SOMEONE KNOCKED OVER A ROMAN CANDLE FOREWORK AND IT WENT OFF AND STRUCK HIS LOWER LEG. -BURN TO THE LOWER LEG ( FIREWORK ROMAN CANDLE F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/1997 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/1997 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks, Basketball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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