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Accidents - Fireworks - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 412
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:81
Year 1998:6
Year 2003:30
Year 2005:75
Year 2006:131
Year 2007:15
Year 2008:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/29/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 07/07/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT SUSTAINED A PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LOWER ABDOMEN FROM A ROMAN CAN DLE FIREWORK THREE DAYS AGO TYPE- I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
S/P DIVING ON A PILE OF WOOD TO AVOID FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT C/O BACK PAIN DX: LUMBAR STRAIN / ACUTE SCIATICA "TYPE R"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT FELL OFF 5 FOOT WALL WATCHING FIREWORKS. TYPE R WAS STANDING ON WALL & FELL BACKWARDS. LOW BACK PAIN. +ETOH. D: L1 FX. ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT FELL WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS. DX-LEFT HIP FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/27/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIFTING FIREWORKS. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/1998Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/1997Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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