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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 503
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/MORTAR FIREWORK TYPE B. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, 4 CM L BROW LAC. |
| 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: 07/04/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks |
| NEIGHBOR'S BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E1 WENT UP AROUND PTS HOME, LANDED ON TOP OF HEAD D-CHI D2-2 CM LACERATION BACK OF HEAD, BURN <10% 3RD DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH PICCOLO PETE FIREWORKS AND SPARKS FLEW INTO HAIR. DX: BURN SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH FRIENDS & A FIRECRACKER, TYPE P, HIT HER IN THE HEAD. NO BURNS. DX: MINOR HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH BOTTLE ROCKET IN TECH EDUCATION CLASS DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks, Metal containers |
| CHI, PROJECTILE FROM FIREWORKS IN METAL CONTAINER TO TEMPLE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT C/O BURNS TO HANDS AND LEG. PT BURNED HAND/LEG WITH FIRECRACKER. DX BURN HEAD RT HAND AND RT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT AT NEW YEAR'S EVE FIREWORKS TYPE R AT ***, HIT ON HEAD BY UNKNO WN OBJECT; HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Containers |
| PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERAL CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 3RD DEG BURN HEAD & 10-19% BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Containers |
| PT RIDING IN AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOX OF FIREWORKS IGNITED BURNING SEVERALCH ILDREN IN VEHICLE. TYPE R. DX: 2ND DEG BURN HEAD, ARM, 10-19% 3RD D |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LOADING SOME FIREWORKS INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE FELL STRIK ING HIS HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks, Poles |
| RUNNING FROM FIRECRACKER-HIT INTO POLE-CLOSED HEAD INJURY - TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT. WAS PLAYING W/FIRE CRACKERS (TOY ROCKET), BENT OVER AND ONE CAME UP AND HIT HIM BELOW THE EYE. DX. CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CONT R ORBIT, FX R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| ABRASION TO HEAD WHEN PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS (P=UNKNOWN) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2001 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2000 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2000 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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