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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 21
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/04/2007 | 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: 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: 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 |
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