Accidents - Fireworks - 26-50 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,303
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	526	Finger:	517
Eyeball:	395	Lower Trunk:	200
Head:	184	Lower Arm:	104
Shoulder:	85	Ear:	85
Upper Trunk:	70	Upper Arm:	69
Face:	34	Wrist:	15
Mouth:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
INJURED BY "ATOMIC SHELL" TYPE D FIREWORKS/FINGER AMP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED SHOULDER BY FIREWORKS BURN LEFT SHOULDER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS WENT OFF IN HAND. DX LACERATION R HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
WATCHING FIREWORKS YEST,WALKED THRU DUST/ASHES, DEV EYE FBS >> CHEMICAL CONJ/CORNEAL ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
38 YOM WAS SHOOTING FIREWORKS, HAD ONE IN HAND THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SHO OT UP BUT IT MALFUNCTIONED AND BACKBLASTED LEFT GROIN, BRUISING NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
TP RECEIVED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER FROM FIREWORK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 26 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
FIRECRACKER WENT OFF NEXT TO L WRIST/ARM AND BURNED HIS FOREARM. FIRE D EPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND# (TYPE OF FIREWORK, R=UNKNOWN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HAS A BURN TO HER LEFT THUMB ON JULY 4TH FROM A FIREWORK (R) INJURY. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURN, LEFT THUMB, HEALING WELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 27 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 L INDEX FINGER WITH FIREWORK (TYPE R), DX; BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 39 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 FINGER ON SPARLER. DX HEALING 2ND DEGREE BURN# FIREWORKS: TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 41 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
BURN TO L HAND FROM SPARKLER S 4 2 DEGREE PHONE "TYPE L"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
R ARM PAIN, BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E FIRECRACKER HIT HI DX; FX R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I BLEW UP IN L HAND DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN KIDS WERE THROWING FIRECRACKERS AT HER TYPE P FRACTURE COCCYN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 43 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FIRWORK TO EYE, UNKNOWN KIND, CONTUSION TO EYE TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Alcohol
RLQ BURN S/P HOUSE FIRE VS FIREWORKS EXPLOSION, PT IS ETOH INTOX, " BURN" FD DOC NF , FIRE WORK TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD MORTAR SHELL TYPE B BLOW UP NEAR FACE. DX: BILAT CORNEAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
40YOF STATES NEIGHBORS SETTING OFF FIREWORKS (TYPE E)@ HER HOUSE,REC' D BURN ON LEFT UPPER ARM BY FALLING FIREWORKS DEBRIS;1-CM 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 33 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, Alcohol
PT WAS HOLDING "MOTOR-MISSLE ROCKET" FIREWORK IN HAND AND IT EXPLODED,B URN TO HAND, TYPE H. ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING W/ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I WHEN DEBRIS WENT INTO EYE. DX: BILAT CONJUNCTIVAL IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
TRIED TO PICK UP ROCKET THAT FELL OVER AND IT EXPLODED TYPE D 10 CM LACERATION RIGHT HAND, CONTUSION LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS AND FELL AND INJURED RIBS. FD DID NOT ATTEND. TYPE OF FIREWORK NOT DOCUMENTED. TYPE R. DX: CONTUSION RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PULLED CORD TO IGNITE FIREWORK, FIREWORK EXPLODED IN HAND. DX; 1ST, 2N D DEGREE BURNS FINGERS. FW TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
DX MIXED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND: CAUSED BY SPARKLERS TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 39 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
PTS NEIGHBOR WAS LIGHTING OFF FIREWORKS TYPE R AND A SPARK FR OM THE FOREWORK HIT HIM IN THE EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LARGE ROCKET FIREWORK (TYPE E) SHOT ACROSS BACK & HIT BACK DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 39 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Alcohol
39 YO M LACERATION TO PALM,4TH AND 5TH FINGERS FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND PT HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL NO MENTION OF FD ON CHART* TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT THREW FIREWORKS TYPE R INTO A FIRE AND MORE FIREWORKS TYPE R IN HAND IGNITED. DX: BURN R FOREARM/HAND/BOTH LEGS PARTIAL THICKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN CHIN W/ MORTAR FIREWORK TYPE B. DX: 4 CM CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT WAS AT THE *** WHEN A PIECE OF FIREWORKS STRUCK HER INTHE LIP, TYPE M - PUBLIC DISPLAY. DX-LEFT UPPER LIP CONTUSION/ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireworks, Alcohol
FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED INTO FACE WHIEL ETOH INTOX, BAC=.084"SAH/FACIAL B ONE FXS" - TYPE P FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 38 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 LIGHTING BOTTLE ROCKETS AT HOME, BURNED LT HAND, TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	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 WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS AT *** AND SOMETHING FLEWINTO EYE, DX: SMALL LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 28 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 AND EAR.PT TRIED TO LIGHT A QUARTER OF A STICK OF DYNOMITE AND INJURED HAND AND EAR.TYPE B AND C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Fireworks
PTS FAMILY WAS SHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS TYPE R AND SHE FELL WHI LE RUNNING AWAY FROM THE LIT FUSE ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATED SHOULD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
CORNEAL AB-*** EXPLODED NEAR FACE-TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN EYE WITH BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E1 DX LEFT EYE HYPHEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SKYROCKET EXPLODED IN HAND TYPE E DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING A FIRECRACKER(TYPE P) AND IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE DX: CHI, MULTIPLE FACIAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS AT PUBLIC FIREWORKS AND A MORTAR(TYPE M) SHELL HIT PT ON THE HEA DDX: SCALP BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PAT SUS LACERATION TO EAR DUE TO FIREWORKS NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 28 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 THUMB ON SPARKLER AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN THUMB. FW TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED BY (TYPE A) FIRECRACKER/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 35 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
BURNT HAND ON A ?SPARKLER" BURN" TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 27 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
FIREWORKS - SMOKE BOMB BURN L THUMB TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 43 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 HAD FOREIGN BODY IN L EYE WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS CAUSING ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 30 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
PT BURNED A THUMB ON A SPARKLER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK WENT OFF NEXT TO PT'S HEAD. DX: MIGRAINE HEADACHE, EAR PX 2/2 NOISE TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD BACK PX WHILE LIGHTING FIREWORKS LAST PM. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, SCIATICA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
HAD FIRECRACKER BLOW UP NEXT TO EAR BAROTRAUMA TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT SHOOTING FIREWORKS, (UNKNOWN WHAT KIND) GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS HIT PATIENT IN EYE RESULTING IN A CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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