Accidents - Fireworks - 26-50 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,725
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	440	Finger:	312
Hand:	264	Upper Leg:	108
Lower Arm:	107	Foot:	84
Lower Leg:	83	25 - 50% Body:	67
Ear:	67	Upper Trunk:	55
Face:	47	Toe:	39
Ankle:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 42 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: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT HIT BY A FIREWORK THAT WENT OFF DX: 1" LAC AND FB REMOVAL RT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT.WHO CAME DUE TO LT.FOOT LACERATION WITH A CHERRY BOMB 1/2 HR. AGO .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
38 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LEG. PT STS SOME FAMILY MEMBERS WERE P LAYING W/FIRECRACKERS & ONE WENT IN HER THIGH. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT STATES FIRECRACKER WENT OFF RIGHT BY EAR. DX: PERFORATED EAR DRUM. NOT STATED WHAT KIND JUST FIRECRACKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
LEFT FOOT FX. PT WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM A FIRECRACKER AND TWISTED FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
S/P FALL. PT WAS STANDING AT BUS STOP AND SOMEONE THREW AN M-80 TO BACK OF HER HEAD CAUSING HER TO FALL. TYPE B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 41 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
41YOF-INSECT BITE LEFT THIGH-BIT WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS ON 7-4-02
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
33 YOM BURNED W/ FIREWORK BURN CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
CONJUNCTIVITIS,SCLERAL REDNESS.PT HAD A FIREWORK HIT PT IN EYE.TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
32 Y.O. B MALE W/BURNS TO ANKLE. PT BURNED SELF W/ROMAN CANDLE WHILE WE ARING SOCKS THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON JULY 4TH. TYPE I E9230 NS IF FD AT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORK, ROMAN CANDLE WENT OFF IN HAND, BURN, TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT WATCHING FIREWOKS AT THE BALL FIELD WHEN AN ASH WENT INTO RIGHT EYE THREE DAYS AGO CONTINUED EYE PAIN FOREIGN BODY EYE- TYPE R- UNSTATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED L THUMB WITH SPARKLER. DX. 2 DEG. BURN TO L THUMB. SPARKLER IS A TYPE OF FIREWORKS THAT YOU HOLD IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 29 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 WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS TYPE R 2 DAYS AGO AND TRIPPED. DX: DORSAL SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FELL WHILE RUNNING AWAY FROM FIREWORKS DX. FACIAL CONT (TYPE R)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS JUMPING OUT OF THE WAY OF A FIREWORK AND STRAINED BACK.TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 26 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HOMEMADE MORTAR BLEW UP IN FACE. DX: 13% TBSA BURN FIREWORKS TYPE: FD INVOLVEMENT NOT REPORTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK TO EYE [SMOKE BOMB EXPLODED] TYPE K 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT AT FIREWORK DISPLAY, SOMETHING FELL FROM SKY INTO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
LEFT EYELID LACERATION,HYPHEMA.PT HAD A M80 EXPLODE CLOSE TO FACE.TYPE C.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING A SMOKE BOMB & IT BLEW UP IN HIS HAND WHEN HE WENT TO THROW IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT STATES FIREWORKS BLEW UP IN HAND. HAS BEEN DRINKING. DX: 3 C M LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND, 2 CM LACERATION TO FOREARM, NOT STATED WHA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT SUST. CONT TO THIGH ON FIRECRACKER. NO FD A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM-PT WAS BURNED WITH HOMEMADE FIREWORKS. EXPLO DED IN HAND. NO DESCRIPTION. TYPE "R".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED WHEN FIREWORK TYPE J TIPPED. DX: SECOND AND THIRD DEG BURNS L TOES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Metal containers
PT PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AT HOME IN A METAL DRUM- UNSPECIFIED TYPE SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM FROM THE TOP OF THE METAL DRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT 2ND & 3RD FINGER BURNS-AT HOME-WHILE LIGHTING A SPARKLER-TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
WHILE HOLDING ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK, IT WENT OFF IN HAND, BURN TO FINGE R TYPE - I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
INJURED WHEN CELEBRATING FOURTH OF JULY AND FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HAN D DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF MIDDLE FINGER R HAND (TYPE B ) M-80,NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN LT INDEX FINGER BOTTLE ROCKET APRAYED. 1CM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT INDE X FINGER.TYPE IS UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
IN CAR AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE WATCHING FIREWORKS. ONE FELL OVER & SHOT INTO CAR. 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT ELBOW & RT THIGH. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS SETTING OFF FIREWORKS WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET HIT HIM IN EYE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED. TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT A ROMAN CANDLE OR CALIFORNIA CANDLE AND IT BLEW UP IN HIS HAND, RESULTING IN A VERY EXTENSIVE BURN TO HIS HAND. ROMAN CANDLES TYPE F
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO RT HAND FROM A BOTTLE ROCKET,NOTHING STATED FOR TYPE..THERMAL B URN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK WENT OFF IN HAND( DESCRIBES AS TYPE H)/ LT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
LEFT HAND BLAST INJURY.PT LET OF A 3INCH ONION FIREWORK AND INJURED HAN D.TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
BLAST INJURY RT HAND.PT HAD A FIRECRACKER GO OFF IN HAND.TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING FIREWORKS AT HOME LIT A TWO INCH ROCKET WHICH WENT OFF INTO FACE- INTO LEFT EYE- SEVERE TRAUMA TO EYE- LACERATION EYEBALL- TYPE D
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT'S MOTHER STATES BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN HAD. DX: 1 CM LACER ATION TO RIGHT 3RD FINGER, 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB. TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
CORNEAL ABRASION (R) EYEBALL, PT EXPOSED TO FIREWORKS, DENIES ANYVISUA L DEFECT, C/O LIGHT HURTS HIS VISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LT FOREARM BURN-WHILE DRIVING CAR ACROSS INTERSTATE BRIDGE-A FIREWORKOR A FLARE HIT HIS ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED SELF WITH FIREWORKS DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A ROMAN CANDLE.DX-CORNEAL ABRASION R IGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS SETTING OFF FIREWORKS AT HOME WHEN ONE WENT OFF NEAR HER AN D SHE GOT SOMETHING IN R EYE DX CORNEAL ABRAS OD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A BOTTLE ROCKET LAST NIGHT. DX BLUNT RIGHT EYE TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN EYE BY BOTTLE ROCKET DX. ORB CONT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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