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Accidents - Fireworks - 0-5 years old - Year 2006 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
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Date: 12/25/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER(TYPE A) POPPED NEAR EYE/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS AND IT CON IN EYE. DX EYE CON TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
5YOF FIRWEORKS CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE NOT KNOWN WHAT KIND OF FIREWO RK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS @ HOME WATCHING OTHER KIDS WITH SPARKLERS AND WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH ASH OF SPARK. DX CORNEAL ABRASION. FIREWORK TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Lighters
HIT BY ROMAN CANDLE(TYPE I) THAT HE LIT WITH A LIGHTER/CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fireworks
GOT HIT IN EYE WITH FIRECRACKER SUSTAINED A HYPHEMA AND ABRASION TO EYE FIRECRACKER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/02/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS RUNNING WHILE HOLDING A FIREWORK LIGHT STICK AND POKED SELF IN E YE. D: EYELID BURN; SCLERA BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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