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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| CONTUSIONS TO THIGHS - WAS HIT BY A FIRECRACKER (WITH WOOD IN IT). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FELL @ FIREWORKS DISPLAY, INJURED ELBOW. TYPE M PUBLIC DISPLAY. DX ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT GOT ASHES IN RT EYE FROM FIREWORK(TYPE R) @ PUBLIC DISPLAY/EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 79 YO HAD' TYPE R' OF FIREWORKS FALL IN LAP BURN ABDOMINAL WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LEFT EYELID ABRASION-C/O BLURRED VISION AFTER BEING STRUCK IN LEFT EYEL ID WITH A FIRE CRACKER WHILE SITTING ON HER PORCH. TYPE P SIZE UNKNOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX RIGHT MEDIAL THIGH LACERATION 6-7 CM: HELD MORTAR FIREWORK BUTTRESS ED AGAINST RIGHT LEG, IT EXPOLDED. (HAD 8 BEERS) TYPE E |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 51 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 |
| DROPPED A LIT FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED ONTO FOOT BURN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 67 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 |
| FIRECRACKER(TYPE A) POPPED NEAR EYE/CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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