Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,979
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	954	Hand:	740
Foot:	496	Finger:	218
Face:	133	Knee:	104
Upper Leg:	96	Toe:	70
Lower Trunk:	69	Lower Leg:	21
Lower Arm:	20	Upper Arm:	15
Mouth:	15	Shoulder:	5
Ankle:	5	Head:	5
Ear:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 12 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
PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER BEING HIT WITH BOTTLE ROCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 8 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
PATIENT HURT WHEN FIRECRACKER POPED NEAR LT EYE AT HOME DX: LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Containers
PT LIT UP AN ENTIRE BOX OF SPARKLERS ALL AT ONCE THE BOX CAUGHT FIRE AN D PT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
WATCHING FIREWORKS, ASH FROM FIREWORKS IN EYES DX: FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
DX: M80 (FIREWORK) EXPLODED IN R HAND, PLASTIC SURG.; ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 12 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
ABRASION EYE WITH FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO FINGER FROM SPARKLER <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT AT A PICNIC AND SPARKS FROM A FIRE CRACKER BURNED FOOT. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HURT WHEN FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PACK OF FIRECRACKERS EXPLODED IN HAND. DX METACARPAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE BURNED TOES ON A SPARKLER / DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO TOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEAR LOWER LEG ON 4TH CAUSED ABRASION-WORRIED FB-X RAY-SHOWS METAL OBJECT THAT WILL BE WALLED OFF OR WORK SELF OUT OF SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS WENT OFF IN HANDS, C/O BURNS TO HANDS, CHEST, DX; BURNS D/T FIREWORKS, 1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT STEPPED ON A FIRECRACKER ON JULY 4 NOW FOOT IS RED AND SWOLLEN. DX: CELLULITIS LEFT FOOT, UNKNOWN TYPE OF FIRECRACKER, TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TYPE N MADE WITH BOTTLE ROCKET AND CO2 CARTRIDGE EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY AT BEACH. DX: MULT ABDOM LACS W/BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT PLAYING WITH TYPE K SMOKE BOMB, WHEN THROWING SPARKS CAME BACK BURNING FINGERS; 3RD/4TH FINGER 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT A SMALL TYPE A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN PTS HAND DX// CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
STEPPED ON A SPARKLER TYPE L 5 DAYS AGO. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
LAC TO FACE AFTER FIRECRACKER TYPE P HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD DX; FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS TYPE R MAY HAVE GONE TOO CLOSE TO FACE, NOTICED ON JULY 4, RE DNESS/PEELING ON FACE/EYELID-BURN 3RD DEGREE <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Footwear
RUNNING THRU GRASS &HEARD BOOM-THOUGHT IT WAS FIRECRACKER (P) FELT STIN G TO TOP OF FOOT-BLOOD GUSHING FROM TOP OF FOOT IN SHOE-LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Cardboard products
TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE & BOTTLE ROCKETS TYPE E CAUGHT BOX ON FIRE, BURN DRAINING/BLISTERS NOT INTACT, BURN/CELLULITIS ANKLE, FD?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PRESENTS TO ER WITH BURNS ON HAND FROM PLAYING WITH FOUR SPARKLERS A T ONCE TYPE L. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND AND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN ON SPARKLER BURN TO L MEDIAL FOOT "TYPE L"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS TYPE R UNKNOWN ON JULY 3. DX: L ARM/CHEST SUPERFICIAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED FACE WHEN FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN FACE. TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT A "BLACK CAT" FIRECRACKER TYPE A WHICH EXPLODED BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY. DX:R HAND/LEG 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS, TYPE L, WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY POKED HIS RT EYE WITH SPARKLER AFTER IT BURNED OUT. DX; BURN INNER CANTHUS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED FINGER WHEN HOLDING FIRECRACKER. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT AND FRIEND LIT "BLACK CAT" FIRECRACKER TYPE A WHICH EXPLODED BEFORE THEY COULD GET AWAY. DX: R HAND/ARM 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 6 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 BY FIREBALL (TYPE I)/CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
13YOM WHILE AT HOME,LITE A SILVER SALUTES FIRECRACKER TYPE C,WENT OFF IN RIGHT HAND;SECOND DEGREE BURN OVER RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
RUNNING FROM FIREWORKS TYPE R & TRIPPED, TWISTED WRIST WHEN FELL, FX RA DIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 6 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
L EYE IRRITATION: AT FRIEND'S HOUSE PLAYING WITH SNAPPER FIREWORKS AND MAY HAVE BEEN STRUCK IN EYE WITH ONE WHEN THROWN ON GROUND - TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN FACE W/FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN. DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABR, FLASH BURN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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
PT X TODAY WAS PLAYING WITH A "FIRECRACKER" WHEN A SPARK HIT THE PTS EY E. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT WAS HOLDING A ROMAN CANDLE AND FLAMES FELL IN HER FACE CORNEA L BURN TYPE 1 FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BENT OVER LIT FIREWORK AND IT WENT OFF. BURN TO EYELID. TYPE I RO MAN CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED FOOT WITH SPARKLER. TYPE L DX BURN 2ND DEGREE FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
SPARKLER TYPE L SPARKS WENT INTO PT'S EYE. DX: R EYE FB/CORNEAL ABR, PERIORBITAL FLASH BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SPARK FROM SMOKE BOMB TYPE K GOT IN EYE TUESDAY, EYE W/DRAINAGE/SCLERAL IRRITATION, SUPERFICIAL EYE BURN, CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HAND BURN W/SMOKE BOMB TYPE K, PALM W/BURN & VISIBLE FRAGMENTS OF SMOK E BOMB, BLISTER INTACT FINGER/BLISTERS PALM 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 15 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
FIREWORKS TYPE R UNKNOWN FELL FROM SKY INTO PT'S EYE. DX: KERATITIS R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
HIT WITH BOTTLE ROCKET AND STICK WENT THROUGH SCALP WHEN BOTTLE THAT B OTTLE ROCKET WAS IN FELL OVER.TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT MAY HAVE GOTTEN DEBRIS FROM FIREWORKS INTO EYE, C/O REDNESS & PAIN. DX - SUPERFICIAL BURN, RT EYELID FROM FIREWORKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
WAS SHOOTING A ROMAN CANDLE AND SUSTAINED BURN TO FOOT FIRE DEPT DID NO T ATTEND TYPE 1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks, Wagons
PT WAS LYING IN WAGON WHEN DEBRIS FROM AERIAL TYPE H FIREWORK FELL INTO FACE. DX: L EYE FB/ SUBONCJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A FIRECRACKER LANDED ON PT'S FOOT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Pipes
@ HM BTL ROCKET TYPE E IN PVC PIPE HOLDING APX 11" FROM FACE-ROCKET SHO T&SPARKS HIT FACE/WENT IN EYE-BLISTER NEAR/SMALL IN EYE-BURN 1ST CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED WITH FIREWORKS (TYPE R)/ FOOT BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
STRUCK BY NEIGHBORS FIREWORKS DX: CONTUSION TO R AND L INNER THIGH AREA TYPE OF FIREWORKS NOT NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
CUT FACE WHEN FIREWORK BLEW UP IN FACE UNK KIND TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LOOKING UP IN THE SKY AT A FIREWORK AND SOMETHING FELL INTO HER EYE. DX. FB EYE TYPE R=UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	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
PT WAS LIGHTING OFF BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E1 AND WAS HIT IN FACE. DX: BILAT EYE CORNEAL ABR, L PERICHONDRAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 11 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.STATES IN NEIGHBORHOOD & FIREWORK EXPLODED IN FACE . DX; CORNEAL BUR N / FACIAL BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
ROCKET TYPE FIREWORK FELL OVER SHOT PT WHILE SITTING ON GRASS @ LAKE 2ND DEGREE BURN LT INNER THIGH-TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT X TODAY WAS AT HOME AND STRUCK WITH A BOTTLE ROCKET. THE TYPE E S TRUCK THE PT IN THE CHEST AND EYE.DX. CORNEAL ABRASION, 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN HIT PT'S FOOT. DX: L FOOT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT MORTAR FIREWORK IN HAND TYPE B AND IT BACKFIRED. DX: FLASH BURN ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
@HOME-WATCHING FIREWORKS-SPINNING FLOWER SPUN UP & HIT BILATERAL LEGS L CALF W/OPEN BLISTER RCALF 2 SMALLER BLISTERS FROM BURNS <10%BSA TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
FOREIGN BODY TO CORNEA SECONDARY TO FIREWORKS (SHELL) TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
WATCHING NEIHBRHOOD FIREWORK SHOW, LIT BOX MULTPLE TUBE DVICE TYPE TIPP ED OVER, DEFLECTED OFF PT'S SHOE, WENT UP SHORTS BURNING THIGH; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
MOUTH,TONGU & FACE BURNS-IN STREET @FRIEND'S HOUSE-4 Y/O WAS HOLDING RO MAN CANDLE IN PT'S FACE WHEN IT EXPLODED-TRANSFER TO BURN CENTER-TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS WATCHING A TYPE K SMOKE BOMB WHEN A SPARK FLEW INTO EYELID AND EYE MOM WASHED OUT W/H20. DX FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, EYELID BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
MALFUNCTION FIREWORK, BURNED LOWER LEG AND FOREARM. TYPE OF FIREWORK NO T STATED TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PATEINT STATES FIRE CRACKER WENT OFF AND PIECE HIT IN EYE. DX; EYE TR AUMA TO RIGHT EYE, HYPHOMA TYPE P / SIZE UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
BURNED EAR WHEN BRUSHED AGAINST FIRECRACKER KIND UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 11 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
@HM, HOLDING BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E IN HAND-GOT CAUGHT IN HAIR AFTER BEIN G LIT &EXPLODED NEXT TO EYE/UNABLE TO OPEN, SUPERFICIAL BURN TO CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
@ HOME, ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I POPPED & BURNED CHEST, 2ND DEGREE BURN C LAVICLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
14 YO MALE HAD FIRECRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND AT HOME HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 10 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 RIGHT EYE BY CHAMPAGNE POPPER FIREWORK, TYPE K, DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A TYPE P FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN RIGHT HAND, 2ND DEGREE BURN OF RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNS TO KNEES FROM FIREWORKS AT WESTS *** PARK, DX; BURNS TOBIL KNEE U NKOWN TYPE OF FIREWORK TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
GOT RESIDUE OF FIREWORKS IN R EYE AT HOME LEFT WO BEING SEEN BY ER DR TYPE R
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO FINGER, WAS LIGHTING BLACK CAT FIRECRACKER & IT EXPLODED IN HAN DS BEFORE HE THREW IT, TYPE A, BURN <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
AT FIREWORK SHOW YEST,TYPE L SPARKLER FIREWORKS ASH GOT IN EYE,REDNESS/ SWELLING,INSIDE UPPER EYELID MAY BE IRRITATION OR FB;EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PT AND FRIEND LIT A BOTTLE ROCKER TYPE E2 FRIEND DROPPED THE ROCKET IT FLEW UP PT'S PANTS LEG BURNED CALF AREA. DX BURN CAUSED BY FIREWORKS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HOLDING A BOTTLE ROCKET AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND, BURN TO HAND TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT FELL WHILE RUNNING AWAY FROM FIREWORKS. DX: R KNEE SPRAIN/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH A SMOKE BOMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L THUMB FROM FUSE ON A ROMAN CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN HAND/ LT THUMB BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED INTO HAND 'CONTS" TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING FIRE CRACKER, EXPLODED INTO HAND "CONTS" TYPE P FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT IN FACE WOTH A SMOKE BOMB HAS BURN TO (R) CHEEK AND EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
13 YO M BLAST INJURY WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND AFTER A FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN HIS HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT W/FRIENDS LIT TYPE E1 BOTTLE ROCKET IN ROAD, PT SAW CAR COMING SO RA N & GRABBED IT, EXPLODED IN HAND; 2ND DG BURN 2ND-4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS(TYPE UNKNOWN) POPPED NEAR LEG/BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS LAC TO FOOT FROM A EXLODED METAL TUBE FROM THE FIRE WORKS LAC TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BURNED ON FIRST AND SECOND RIGHT FINGERS WITH FIREWORKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 6 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
FIRECRACKER(TYPE A) POPPED NEAR EYE/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING OFF BOTTLE ROCKETS WHEN ONE FLEW INTO EYE. DX: RUPTURED L GLOBE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS, NO DESCIPTION BURNED ARM/FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN FACE, FIREWORK WENT OFF IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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