Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 990
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	202
Year 1998:	80
Year 1999:	96
Year 2000:	52
Year 2001:	73
Year 2002:	222
Year 2003:	12
Year 2004:	84
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	21
Year 2009:	37
Year 2010:	75

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 14 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, Gasoline cans
14 YOM PLAYING WITH A FIRECRACKER, LIT IT, THOUGHT IT WAS A DUD, THREW IT AND IT LANDED BY GAS CAN AND EXPLODED. TYPE P. DX: BURN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 15 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, Bathtubs or showers
15 YOM-"BURNS FROM BIG FIREWORKS-TYPE R-" ON LOWER LEGS &WERE HEALING B UT BROKE OPEN WHILE IN SHOWER DX 2ND DEGREEBURNS LEGS & FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED BY A FIRECRACKER ON (R) LOWER LEG (TYPE A ) DX;; 1ST DEGREE BURN (R) LOWER LEG
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: 07/04/2007	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

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
FIREWORK ACCIDENTALLY WENT UNDER PANTS&EXPLODED AT FRIENDS1ST DEGREE BU RN LT CALF TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) WENT OFF BY LEG DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PATIENT'S PANT LEG CAUGHT FIRE WITH NOVELTY DEVICE TYPE K SMOKE BOMB AT HOME, BURNED LEG, NO FEELING TO BURN ON CALF; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
PLAYING WITH TYPE L SPARKLERS FIREWORKS AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, PANTS CAUG HT ON FIRE BURNING LOWER LEG, DIVISION OF FIRE ATTENDED; 2/3RD DEGREE B
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKETS (E1) WENT OFF NEXT TO LEG DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO LT LOWER LEG FROM MOTORCYCLE EXHAUST AND BURN TO FOOT FROM SPAR KLER (TYPE L FIREWORKS) /LT LEG AND RT FOOT BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 11 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
BURN FROM FIREWORKS, KIDS PLAYING IN FIELD W/FIREWORKS. TYPE R. DX. B URN L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 10 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
*10YOM BURNED LEGS BEING STRUCK BY FIREWORKS DX; 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS OF L EXTREMITIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PLAYING WITH A ROMAN CANDLE 6 DAYS AGO,IT POPPED AND BURNED PT LEG 2 ND DEGREE BURN,MOM APPLIED PEROXIDE AND AQUAPHOR,FIRE DEPT INV UNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND ONE FLEW UP AND HIT PT IN LEG. D: L ACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BURNED ON LOWER LEG BY TYPE R FIREWORKS AT HOME YESTERDAY; LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
SOMEONE THREW A CHERRY BOMB FROM CAR AT GIRL DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2001	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2001	Age: 13 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, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2000	Age: 14 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, Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	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: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2000	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Self-contained openers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/1999	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1998	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1997	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Glass bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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