Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,371
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	128
Year 1999:	82
Year 2000:	11
Year 2001:	307
Year 2002:	195
Year 2003:	268
Year 2004:	84
Year 2005:	113
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	5
Year 2009:	27
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
15YOM HAD A FIRECRACKER EXPLODE ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM RIGHT EAR NOW HAVIN G SEVERE PAIN IN EAR EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
WHE HE WAS CLEANING UP HIS OWN FIREWORKS SOMEONE ELSE LET OFF AN M-80 N EAR HIM/ DX: PAIN TO EARS FROM NOISE - IN STREET DURING INCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
EARS WERE RINGING AND IN PAIN WHEN THIS TEEN WAS IN STREET AND SOMEONE LET OFF AN M-80 FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PAIN AND BLEEDING AFTER FIREWORKS UNKNOWN TYPE R CANAL TRAUMA RT EAR *
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: 01/13/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
12 Y/O W/M RECEIVED LEFT EAR PAIN AFTER SOMEONE POPPED A FIRE CRACKER INTO EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT DX LT EAR LACERATION - DUE TO TRAUMA TO EXTERNAL EAR BY FIRECRACKER (TYPE A).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEXT TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
BROTHER THREW FIRECRACKER WHICH WENT OFF BY PT'S EAR. DX: ACUTE OTALGIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 11 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
SMALL BURN EAR WHEN SPARK FROM SPARKLER FELL. TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
RIGHT EAR PAIN - BEGAN TONIGHT AFTER A PIECE OF FIREWORK HIT HIM ON THE EAR. D: RIGHT EAR OTALGIA S/P BLUNT TRAUMA (TYPE R)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
STATES THEY WERE SHOOTING OFF BOTTLE ROCKETS WHEN ONE EXPLODED IN HIS LEFT EAR., C/O OF RINGING IN HIS EAR. DX TINNITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 15 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: Other
Product: Fireworks
EAR TRAUMA WHEN LARGE NON SPEC TYPE OF FIREWORK WENT OFF CLOSE TO PATIE NT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
LOSS OF HEARING WHEN FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN FACE. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT SUSTAINED PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET FIREWORK ( TYPE E1) STRUCK EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER UNKNOWN TYPE R WENT OFF NEXT TO PT YESTERDAY. DX: TINNITUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT C/O PAIN TO EAR FROM BURN FROM FIREWORK TYPE R DX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO EAR----NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
STUCK BOTTLE ROCKET STICK IN EAR. ABRASIONS TO RIGHT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
14 YO M LIT FIRECRACKER TRIED TO THROW OUT WINDOW EXPLODE BY EAR ACUTE HEARING LOSS-NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED EAR WITH FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PTS SISTER TOUCHED HIS LEFT EAR WITH A SPARKLER THAT JUST WENT OUT THER MAL BURN TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
A FIRECRACKER PASSING BY POPPED NEAR EAR, DX EAR INJURY, TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
13 YOM THREW A FIRE CRACKER (BLACK CAT) WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EAR. RUPTUR E OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, LEFT EAR (FIRE DEPT. DID NOT RESPOND)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT. DROPPED A FIRECRACKER ON THE GROUND AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN L EAR WHEN IT EXPLODED. DX. LAC. EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2001	Age: 15 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/1997	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/19/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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