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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 84
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 9 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, Plastic bags |
| LRG NUMBER OF EXPLOSIVE CAPS IN PLASTIC BAG IN POCKET. RUNNING, ENOUGH ENOUGH FRICTION TO CAUSE EXPLOSTION; BURN TO RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO L LEG WHEN FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEAR LEG. TYPE D. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WITH FIRECRACKER BOUNCED HITTING PT ON LT LOWER LEG WITH 2 DEGREE BU RNS TO LT THIGH/CALF C/O PN, TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 6 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 |
| LEG BURNED WITH FIREWORKS, ROMAN CANDLE (TYPE A) WENT UP PANT LEGS & EXPLODED DX SECOND DEGREE BURN LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| LIGHTING FIREWORKS TYPE NOT IDENTIFIED - WHEN HIS PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRES TATED HE MAY HAVE HAD SOME ACETONE ON HIS PANTS -DX: 1% 2ND DGR TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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