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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 408
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RT INDEX FINGER BURN.53YOF FOUND A FIRECRACKER AND LIT IT AND IT BURNED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 53 YOM WAS HIT IN HAND WITH FIRECRACKER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 56YOM DROVE A TRACTOR OVER FIREWORKS AND HEARD EXPLOSION TINNITUS OF EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 63 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: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 63YOM, GOT HIT WITH FIREWORKS ON THE BACK OF LEG ON 7/3, NOW WITH REDNE SS&SWELLING>>CELLULITIS, TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 51 YOM WAS HIT BY MORTAR FIREWORK (TYPE R) ON JULY 4 AND HAS BEEN TO PCP FOR PX TWICE. DX: L LEG CONT/HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 52YOF-EAR PAIN-SINCE SITTING TOO CLOSE TO THE FIREWORKS-@ A PARK-TYPE M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 55YOF, CORNEAL ABRASION S/P WATCHING FIREWORKS TYPE M SOMETHING FELL IN HER EYE NO FIRE DEPT NECESSARY FOR INJ STATE FIREWORKS DISPLAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 64 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 |
| 64 YOM MADE "SPARKLER BOMB" BY WRAPPING SPARKLERS (TYPE L) IN DUCT TAPE LIT IN CINDER BLOCK & BLOCK SHOT OUT. DX: OPEN SKULL FX, SDH/SAH. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 65 Y/O W/M FRACTURED TOE WHEN TRIPPED OVER A STUMP WHEN GETTING AWAY FROM UNKNOWN FIREWORKS WAS SHOOTING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 60 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 BURN TO L HAND: 60YOM @ HOME BUILT A BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E1 DIDN'T GO OFF, WENT TO GRAB ON, DID EXPLODE, BURNS L HAND, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| A 63 YOF TO ER WITH LACERATION TO HAND WHEN A FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HA ND-TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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