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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 733
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2ND DEG BURNS BIL LOWER LEGS-SUS BURNS TO LOWER LEGS & ABRAS TO ELBOW W HILE SITTIG ON CAR & FIREWORKS CAUGHT IT ON FIRE. TYPE 4 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS AT HOME WHEN HIS PANTS CAUGHT FIRE THERMAL BU NR TO LEG TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| WAS HIT IN THE LEFT LEG BY SOME FIREWORKS THAT SOMEONE LET OFF. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT LOWER LEG* RED PONY WITH GOLDEN PISTIL 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: 07/05/2008 | 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: 07/04/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LIGHTING OFF FIRECRACKERS AT HOME WHEN ONE BLEW UP ON HIS LEG THERM AL BURN LOWER LEG TYPE P ("TYPE P" REFERS TO THE TYPE OF FIRECRACKER) |
| 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: 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: 07/10/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT C/O BURN TO LFT LEG. PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS NO FIRE DEPARTMENT I NVOLVEMENT. DX BURN TO LEG (FIREWORK TYPE 4) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO LEG FROM FIRECRACKER-DIRECT CONTACT, TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FB IN LOWER L LEG FROM FIREWORKS,NO FIRE DEPT. POSSIBLE ROCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 35 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: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks, Stairs or steps |
| PT RAN AFTER LIGHTING FIREWORKS (TYPE R) AND FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: R DISTAL FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 07/05/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2001 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/1999 | Age: 37 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/1998 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/1997 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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