Accidents - Fireworks - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,539
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	342	Hand:	342
Eyeball:	243	Foot:	147
Face:	102	Knee:	101
Lower Leg:	95	Upper Leg:	71
Lower Trunk:	60	Upper Trunk:	15
Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WITH SPARKLERS (FIREWORKS). DX BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
LIT AN UNK "R" KIND OF FIREWORKS THAT EXPLODED IN HAND. AMPUTATION TIPS OF1, 2,3,4TH FINGERS POSSIBLE AMPUTATION OF THUMB, FX. PALM OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
LEFT THUMB SPR. PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND FELL BACKWARD BENDING THUMB BAC,K. NOT STATED TYPE OF FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 40 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PT HIT WITH "RELOADING ARIEL SHELL FIREWORK", SUSTAINED BURN TO LEG WHE N SHORTS CAUGHT FIRE FROM FIREWORK, F.D. ATTENDANCE NOT STATED,TYPE H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 41 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
LEFT THUMB BURN.PT LIT A FIRECRACKER AND BURNED THUMB.TYPE A.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT DX CELLULITIS AND ABCESS OF LT FOOT - "MY TOE IS INFECTED FROM FIRECERACKER BURN".TYPE "P".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
UPPER ARM BURN-FIRE CRACKER HIT ARM-2 DAYS PTA @ A PARK-TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN PATIENT'S FACE, TATOOING OF GUN POWDER ON F FORHEAD #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
INJURY TO RIGHT SHIN FROM FIREWORKS. DX-ACUTE BURN AND LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG, TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 49 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
PT WAS LIGHTING A FIRWEWORKS MORTAR AND DROPPED IT INTO A TUBE FIRED O UT INTO FACE ABRASION EYEBALL- "CLOSE TO TYPE H"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 30 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 LT HAND ON SPARKLERS. TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 29 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
WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A TYPE E1 FIREWORKS HAS CONT TO FOREHEAD AND ABR A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLEROCKET HIT LT EYE NOW C/O PAIN REDNESS & WATERING DX CONJUNCTIVIT IS LT EYE* TYPE E BOTTLEROCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 27 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, Swimming pools
PT JUMPED INTO POOL TO BLOCK EXPLOSION OF TYPE R FIREWORKS THAT WENT INTO THE POOL WHERE THERE WERE CHILDREN. DX-CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FB SENSATION WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT (TYPE R)/ CORNEAL ABRA SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	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, Contact lenses
CORNEAL AB-PIECE OF ASHES GOT IN EYE FROM FIREWORK DISPLAY-@ A PARK-WAS WEARING CONTACTS-TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD OTHER PERSON TRIP OVER HER FOOT WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS AT UNST ATED LOCATION LAST NIGHT. TYPE M D: 5TH METATARSAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 29 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
REPORTS WHILE HOLDING ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK, HIT BY THE CHANK ACCIDENTA LLY IN RIGHT EYE>> CORNEAL ABRS, FIRE WORK TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN. DX: R HAND 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
SMALL FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN HIT PT'S EYE ON THE WAY BACK DOWN AT PARK DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABR/CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS RUNNING FROM FIREWORKS TYPE R UNKNOWN AND FELT KNEE POP. DX: R KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 32 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
PT BURNT FINGER WITH SPARKLER-2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LEFT HAND AND FACIAL BURNS.PT MADE A HAND MADE FIREWORK AND IT EXPLODE ON PT WHEN LIT.TYPE N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 47 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
EYE PAIN/FB/BURN @ FIREWORK SHOW,PIECE OF DEBRIE HIT EYE DX: CORNEAL A BRASION, EYE FB TYPE M FIREWORKS(HAPPENED AT PUBLIC SHOW)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT C/O FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEXT TO FOOT. DX BURN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT WITH "ROMAN CANDLE" (TYPE I FIREWORKS) WHILE LIGHTING IT AT HOME FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THIGH // +ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO THUMB FROM SPARKLER TYPE L 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 33 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A " FIRECRACKER" BLOW UP IN RIGHT HAND , OPEN FRACTURE OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER, FIRE DEPARTMENT DIDNT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
HIP FX,ETOH.PT LIT A FIRECRACKER IN TRUCK AND WENT TOTHROW IT OUT AND I T FELL INTO TRUCK AND EXPLODED ON LT BUTTOCK.TYPE B
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
UNKNOWN FIREWORK TYPE R WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: L HAND LAC 2 X 2 CM, L CHEST WALL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
LARGE FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND. DX: AVULSION R 2/3 FINGERS, R THUMB SOFT TISSUE DEFECT, MULT HAND FX'S
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
HIT ON KNEE WITH FIREWORKS AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 46 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
LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HAD A SPARK FROM SPARKLER GO INTO PTS EYE.TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAS BURN TO LT HAND AND FINGER TRYING TO LIGHT SPARKLER AT HOME 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN LT HAND (TYPE "L" SPARKLER)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS MAKING A HOMEMADE FIREWORKS CANNON TYPE N WHICH EXPLODED AND SHRAPNEL WENT INTO PT'S ABD. DX: PENETR ABD TRAUMA, HTN, ANEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks, Pipes
PT WAS PLAYING W/MORTAR FIREWORKS AND PVC PIPE & THEY EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: R CHEST LAC, R FOURTH/FIFTH DIGIT TUFT FX'S, R HAND LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 50 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, Day wear
LIGHTING FIREWORK IN A PIPE WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HIS HAND,SLEEVE OF SWEA TSHIRT CAUGHT FIRE WITH PALM TENDON IN HAND EXPOSED,UNK IF FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 44 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
HOLDING FIREWORKS BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HAD ONSET LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SHOOTING FIREWORKS LATE AT NIGHT WITH THE CHILDREN. DX-LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED LIGHTING FIREWORKS. DX: L PALM BURN, L 1,2,3 DIGIT BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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