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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 213
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| GOT HIT WITH SPARKS FROM FIREWORK DX: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LEFT HAND BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A SPARKLER AND HAD A SUDDEN FLASH AND BU RNED HAND.TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FINGERS BURNED-BURNED ON HOT FIRECRACKER WHEN THE "BLASTER BROKE OPEN"- TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| WATCHING FIREWORKS AND TRIPPED OVER BARRICADE AND FX ELBOW TYPE FIREWO RKS UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2ND DEGREE LEFT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND WHILE BURNING SPARKLERS.TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| STACKING FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT PARTIALLY CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS TO WORSEN . DX: ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN (TYPE R) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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