Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 632
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E DX. IRIS TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks, Pipes
A BOTTLE ROCKET WAS THROWN IN A PIPE AND IT EXPLODED - PIECES OF FIRECR ACKER WENT INTO BOTH EYES. D: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 14 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
BURNED EYEBALL WITH SPARK FROM ROMAN CANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
CONTUSED EYE WITH FIREWORK.UNK TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
14 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO EYE. PT WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE W/A BOTTLEROCKET. PT ADM. TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT BY A FIRECRACKER (TYPE P) DX: RT EYE CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
ROMAN CANDLE BACKFIRED AND HIT PT IN BOTH EYES;CORNEAL ABRASION;TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
7YOM BOTH EYES BURNING AFTER SEEING FIREWORKS. DX: CHEMICAL, ALLERGIC C ONJUCTIVITIS, BOTH EYES, TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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
HIT IN EYE BY BOTTLE ROCKET;TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED EYE WITH SMOKE BOMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED EYE FROM FIREWORKS. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
TYPE "A" FIRECRACKER POPPED NEAR EYE DX. CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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
SOMETHING POPPED OUT OF SMOKE BOMB AND HIT PT IN EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION;T YPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fireworks
WATCHING FIREWORKS - TYPE I ROMAN CANDLES - ASH/SPARK IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN EYE BY BOTTLE ROCKET;TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT THREW "SNAP-N-POP" ON GROUND IN DRIVEWAY AT HOME, WENT INTO EYE TYPE R FIREWORK, EYE PAIN, FLUSHED WITH WATER AT HOME; EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
RETINAL DETACHMENT, HEMATOMA. BOTTLE ROCKET HIT TREE THEN PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	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
HIT IN EYEBALL BY BOTTLE ROCKET;TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
14 Y.O. B FEMALE W/EYE INJURY. PT STS FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN EYE @ GRA ND DAD'S HOUSE. TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
6 YOM BURNED EYE ON FIREWORK-DX CORNEA BURN.TYPE OF FIREWORK UNK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS SETTING OFF FIREWORKS AND A SPARK GOT IN HIS EYE-TYPE R DX: CORNEAL ABRASION-----FD NOT STATED TYPE OF FIREWORK NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN L CORNEA FOR FIRECRACKER *** (TYPE R?)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 11 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
FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN FACE. DX; TRAUMATIC IRITIS OD (TYPE P)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 6 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
AT CITY SUMMER CELEBRATION IN PARK WATCHING FIREWORKS COMPLAINED OF L E YE PAIN (TYPE H ) DX CONREAL ABRASION OS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
EYE DISCHARGE X 2 DAYS. HURT EYE WHILE PLAYING W/ SPARKLES. DX; BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
A BOTTLE ROCKET STRUCK PATIENT IN THE EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, TRAUMATIC IRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED EYE WITH STICK THAT LIGHTS UP THE FIRECRACKERS - SWELLING AND REDNESS TO EYE. D: RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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