Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 888
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 14 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
HIT IN EYE BY BOTTLE ROCKET DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH FIRECRACKER LIGHTER (***) (TYPE A) DX. CORNEAL BUR N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	Age: 13 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
SPARKS FROM FIREWORKS OR SMOKE BOMB (TYPE R) WENT INTO PATIENT'S EYE AT HOME, EYE PAIN; EYE ABRASION, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT. WAS PLAYING WITH STINK BOMBS AND ONE POPPED IN L EYE, L EYE BLURRY. DX. L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 6 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
SMOKE BOMB, (TYPE K) WENT OFF CLOSE TO FACE DX. CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
EYE FB-@ *** GAME-DEBRIS FROM FIREWORKS DISPLAY HIT EYE-TYPE M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 12 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
SPARKS FOR FIREWORKS HIT PT IN THE R EYE ON 7/4. TYPE R. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY EXT EYE NOS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT. WAS POKED IN RT. EYE WITH A *** - USED FOR LIGHTING FIREWORKS, BUR NED EYE- TYPE R. DX: CORNEAL BURN - SENT TO OPTICAL CLINIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 14 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
STANDING IN FRON T OF OTHERS WITH FIREWORKS...PARTS OF THE FIREWORKS HI T PT IN EYE...PAIN AND BURNING TO R EYE..CORNEAL ULCER,AND BURN AND ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS INJURY TO EYE LAST NIGHT. DX: R CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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 STRUCK IN EYE WITH A FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 10 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
FIRECRACKER POPPED IN RIGHT EYE. D: POSSIBLE FULL THICKNESS BURN RIGHT EYE. (TYPE OF FIREWORK NOT STATED ON CHART) (TYPE R)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 10 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
LIT SHORT FUSE INSTEAD OF LONG ONE ON A TYPE H FIREWORK KNOWN AS A RELO ADABLE AERIAL SHELL DX: BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASION - STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 7 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
CORNEAL AB TO LT EYE FROM SPARKLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN PT'S FACE. TYPE E. DX1: CORNEAL ABRASION, DX2: 2ND DEGREE BURN HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 6 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
PT STRUCK NEAR R EYE WITH SMALL STICK FROM FIREWORK DEBRIS. DX: R CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 14 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
BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E) WENT OFF AND PIECE HIT PT'S EYE. DX: FIRST DEG BURN L CORNEA, CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS WATCHING MULTI AERIAL (TYPE G) FIREWORKS AND SEDIMENTS FELL INTO EYE. DX: FB R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 10 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
L CORNEAL ABRAS; WATHCING LAST OF FIREWORK DISPLAY & GOT SPARK IN EYE F ROM RELOADABLE SHELL (TYPE H)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
ABRASION EYE AND CUT EYELID WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN FACE TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKERS WHEN ONE EXPLODED NEAR RIGHT EYE PIECE OF THE BURNING PAPER WENT INTO EYE THERMAL BURN TO EYE TYPE- A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING A SMOKE BOMB AT HOME GOT THE SMOKE IN HIS EYES NOW THEY ARE BURNING AND TEARING SMOKE CONJUNCTIVITIS TYPE K FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 7 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
PLAYING W/ SMOKE BOMB @ HOME SOME SMOKE WENT INOT CHILDS EYE DX CORNEA L BURN/ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Fireworks, Lighters
CHILD LIGHTING 5'' FLAMINGBALL FIREWORKS WITH LIGHTER,WIND BLEW OVER CA USING FIREBALL TO GO IN EYE.DXCONJUNCTION L HEMORRHAGE FIRE DEPT-NO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 7 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
PIECE OF DUST FROM FIREWORK WENT INTO PT'S EYE. DX: MILD CORNEAL ABR R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT. WAS SHOOTING BOTTLEROCKETS -- ONE WENT OFF AND BURNED THE PATIENT'S EYE - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER, TYPE P POPPED NEAR EYE DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 9 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 WHEN WALKED INTO A LIT FIRECRACKER. D: RIGHT CORNEAL AB RASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER TYPE P POPPED NEAR FACE DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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