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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 772
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 07/03/2010 | 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: 07/10/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT RIBS AFTER BEING HIT WITH FIREWORKS. TYPE OF FIREWORK IS UNKNOWN. FIREWORK TYPE R DX CONTUSION TO RIGHT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT STATES WAS BURNED ON THE CHEST WITH FIREWORKSDX BURNS TO CHEST. TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Clothing |
| PT WAS LIGHTING 100' PIECE OF FIREWORKS WICK ON FIRE WHEN CAUGHT CLOTHING ON FIRE (TYPE R UNKNOWN). FD NS. DX: PART THICK BURN 45% TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LIFTED FIREWORKS YESTERDAY. DX: THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BUMBLEBEE FIRECRACKER TYPE A FLEW DOWN PT'S SHIRT ON JULY 4TH. DX: CHEST BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Glass soft drink bottles |
| PUTTING FIREWORK INTO *** BOTTLE, BOTTLE EXPLODED, PIECE OF GLASSIN CHE ST (TYPE R FIREWORK) DX CHEST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 CHEST WALL PAIN SECONDARY TO FIREWORKS STRIKE: ARTILLARY MORTAR (TY PE H) MISFIRED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LIGHTING FIREWORKS AND SPARKLER BOMB WENT OF 3 FT FROM PT 1ST AND 2NDD EGREE BURNS TO UPPER BACK (UNKNOWN FIREWORKS "TYPE") |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 17 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT PLAYING W/ M-80, TYPE C FIREWORK IN PARK, EXPLODED 1 FT AWAY FROM PT DX: SUPERFICIAL AND PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO TORSO AND ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 16YOF HX CARDIAC PROBLEMS DEVELOPED PALPITATIONS DURING FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT. - DX CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| LIGHTING A BOTTLE ROCKET FIRECRACKER,COKE BOTTLE FULL OF GAS AND FLAMEE XPLODED CATCHING SHIRT ON FIRE;FLASH BURNS FACE,TRUNK,ARMS,11%, UNK FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 24 Y/O M C/O FIREWORK ACCIDENT. HAD A BOTTLE ROCKET IGHT IN HIS NIPPLE RING. DX: BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/1998 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/1997 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1997 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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