Accidents - Fireworks - 26-50 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,350
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	744	Eyeball:	408
Face:	226	Ear:	155
Upper Leg:	136	Finger:	97
Lower Trunk:	91	Knee:	83
Ankle:	83	25 - 50% Body:	68
Neck:	68	Mouth:	59
Lower Leg:	31	Head:	31
Toe:	31	Shoulder:	15
Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Containers
29 YOF WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS ON TUESDAY,CONTAINER HOLDING AN AERIAL FE LL OVER AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE CAUSING CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
WAS SHOOTING BOTTLE ROCKETS & OTHER FIREWORKS IN STREET, MORTAR FELL OV ER & PUT HOLE IN LEG. FIRE DEPT DID NOTATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT PLAYING WITH HIS FRIENDS WHEN THEY LIT OFF A "***" AND SMALL DEBRIS PARTICLES WENT INTO LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SM. CORK, PART OF A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT ***, HIT PT'S FACE.,CORKING WA S HOT. DX:1ST DEGREE BURN FACE, CONTUSION BELOW LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 32 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
INJ WHEN A FIREWORK TIPPED OVER AND SHOT INTO THE CROWD AND BURNED HIS UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT HAS EAR PX SINCE FIREWORKS ON 7-4 PERFORATED EARDRUM. DX: EAR PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS AT HOME SETTING OFF FIREWORKS WHEN ONE EXPLODED IN HIS HAND CAUS ING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RT HAND AND FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIGHTING FIREWORK AND RECEIVED PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RIGHT THUMB BURN. PT BURNED THUMB ON A SPARKER ON 4TH JULY,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS USING FIREWORKS AND M80 (TYPE B) WENT OFF IN HIS HAND. DX: TRANSVERSE FX L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
SHOOTING FIREWORKS AND STEPPED IN HOLE---TYPE P DX STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT HIT EYE WITH FIREWORKS UNKNOWN DEVICE TYPE R CORNEAL ABRASION HYPHEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A FIRECRACKER GO OFF NEAR EAR, NOW HAS EAR PAIN (FIRECRACKER TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT TRIPPED OVER FIRWORKS TYPE UNKNOWN ON LAWN AND INJURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
ASH FROM FIREWORK (TYPE R) FELL INTO PT'S EYE. DX: R CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS AND SOMETHING FLEW IN E YE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIT FIRECRACKER AND IT EXPLODED DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HIT BY FIREWORKS ROCKET ON SIDE OF NECK 1ST DEGREE BURN RT SIDE OF NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LEFT THUMG BURN.PT WAS SETTING OFF FIREWORKS AND TOOK HOLD OF A ROMAN C ANDLE AND BURNED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
L HAND BURNED WHILE LIGHTING FIRECRACKER (R) DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH A BOTTLE ROCKET ( TYPE E) DX: FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
37 YO INJURED HAND ON RELOADABLE AERIAL SHELL FIREWORKS CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
SOMETHING WENT IN EYE WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS DX: R EYE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
SON LIT SKY ROCKET AND IT EXPLODED NEXT TO RIGHT EAR. RIGHT EAR DISCOM FORT. TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/FALLING FIREWORK UNKNOWN TYPE R. DX: CORNEAL ABR/FB R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
38 YO BURN TO LEG FROM FIREWORK BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN BACK OF HAND BY FIREWORK TONIGHT. RT HAND CT. TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks
FELL WHILE LIGHTING FIREWORKS & HIT FACE ON GROUND. AVULSION LT UPPER L IP. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT C/O FIREWORK EMBER IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	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
WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS 10 FT FROM FACE, FELT FB (SPLINTERS OF PAPER) GO INTO EYE, DX IRRITATION TO EYE, TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO THIGH SECONDARY TO GETTING HIT WITH FIREWORKS (ROMAN CANDLE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 38 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
BURNED HAND ON FIREWORKS CAUSING BLISTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
MORTAR FIREWORK (TYPE R) EXPLODED IN PT'S FACE. DX: RUPTURED GLOBE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 39 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: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT GOT STRUCK ON THE HEAD C THE TOP OF FIRE CRACKERS. " SCALP LAC", FIREWORKS TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS OFF AT HOME WHEN ONE WENT OFF IN LEFT HAND SUS TAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND TYPE P
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireworks
PT INJURED WHILE PERFORMING FIREWORKS TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
38 Y/O FEMALE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT KNEE BY A FIREWORK ROCKET THAT WENT OFF COURSE CAUSING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
35 YO MALE HAD FIREWORK EXPLODE IN HAND ON NEIGHBOR'S DECK HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) POPPED NEAR EYE DX. SMALL EYELID LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNT TOE WHEN STOMPING ON FIREWORK - NOT STATED WHAT TYPE TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT AT A FIREWORKS DISPLAY WHEN SHE LOOKED UP SOME FIREWORKS DEBRIS FELL INTO RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT GREAT TOE.PT WAS SHOOTING BOTTLE ROCKETS OFF WITH NO SHOES ON AND ROCKET SLID DOWN POLE ONTO TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 26 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: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
MORTER FIREWORK EXPLODED, LACERATED HAND, TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNS TO FACE, EAR, NECK AND POSSIBLE CORNEAL DAMAGE - 2ND DEG BURNS - FIREWORK EXPLODED IN FACE AT HOME - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
TRAUMA TO HAND FROM FIREWORKS AND MADE A SPARKLER BOMB AND BLEW UP HISH AND..TO OR HAND TRAUM,LACERATIONS. TYPE L FIREWORKS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
M80 (TYPE B) EXPLODED IN FIREPIT CLOSE BY PT. DX: R OM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A HAND FROM LIGHTING A SPARKLER THAT EXPLODED AT HOME. (TYPE "L")
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
40 YOM BURNT FACE FROM FLASH BACK OFF A HOME MADE SPARKLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO THE LEFT HAND AFTER A FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Fireworks
2% ABDOMINAL BURN.PT HAD A FRIEND PUT A ROCKET FIRECRACKER DOWN SHIRT A ND IT EXPLODED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SHOOTING SKY ROCKETS FROM BUTTOCK BUTTOCK BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS AND ONE BLEW UP IN HIS HAND/ LACERATION O FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT INJURED SHOULDER 1 MO. AGO, REINJURED TONIGHT DODGING FIREWORKS "SHOT" A PAIN. DX-LEFT SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS WHEN A FIREWORK STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND LACERATION- SHELL WHICH FIRES FROM A TUBE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 29 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 BURNED R HAND BY FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WITH SPARKLERS DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN EYE BY POP BOTTLE ROCKET DX CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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