Accidents - Fireworks - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 851
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	18
Year 2000:	154
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	155
Year 2006:	218
Year 2007:	85
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/05/2010	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
33 YR OLD MALE HIT IN EAR BY STRAY ROMAN CANDLE WITH LESIONS AND ULCERA TION IN EAR CANAL WITH BURNS AND REFERRED TO MASS EYE AND EAR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 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: 07/16/2006	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT IN *** WHEN FIRECRACKER ROCKET EXPLODED AN ARM LENGTH AWAY. NO OTHER TYPE INFO. TYPE E D: DECREASED HEARING, EYE IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
AT FRIEND'S HOUSE,FIRE CRACKER SIMLAR TO ROMAN CANDLE(TYPE I) TIPPED OV ER,RICOCHETED OFF HOUSE AND EXPLODED NEAR HIM CAUSING TINITUS. TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
29YOM FIRECRACKER BLAST CLOSE TO EAR ACUTE LOSS OF HEARING TYPE P
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: 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: 07/04/2005	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: 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: 07/05/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
EARACHE.PT WAS WORKING ON A CAR AND A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF NEXT TO EAR AND NOW PTS EAR HURTS.TYPE A.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
PT OUT AT THE FIRWORKS LAST EVENING WHEN SOMEONE LIT A FIRECRACKER TYPE P NEXT TO HER LEFT EAR- RUPTURED EAR DRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
TYMPANIC PERFORATIONS. SET OFF FIRECRACKER NEAR HIS EAR.
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: 01/28/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2001	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2000	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1998	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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