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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 42 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HIT BY A FIREWORK THAT WENT OFF DX: 1" LAC AND FB REMOVAL RT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BOTTLE ROCKETS (E1) WENT OFF NEXT TO LEG DX. LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURN TO LT LOWER LEG FROM MOTORCYCLE EXHAUST AND BURN TO FOOT FROM SPAR KLER (TYPE L FIREWORKS) /LT LEG AND RT FOOT BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURN FROM FIREWORKS, KIDS PLAYING IN FIELD W/FIREWORKS. TYPE R. DX. B URN L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| *10YOM BURNED LEGS BEING STRUCK BY FIREWORKS DX; 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS OF L EXTREMITIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAS BEEN DRINKING ETOH AND WORKING WITH FIREWORKS RESUTLING IN A BUR N TOHIS TIB/FIB. TYPE OF FIREWORK IS NOT NOTED. TYPE OF FIREWORK T |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT PLAYING WITH A ROMAN CANDLE 6 DAYS AGO,IT POPPED AND BURNED PT LEG 2 ND DEGREE BURN,MOM APPLIED PEROXIDE AND AQUAPHOR,FIRE DEPT INV UNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND ONE FLEW UP AND HIT PT IN LEG. D: L ACERATION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT BURNED ON LOWER LEG BY TYPE R FIREWORKS AT HOME YESTERDAY; LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SOMEONE KNOCKED OVER A ROMAN CANDLE FOREWORK AND IT WENT OFF AND STRUCK HIS LOWER LEG. -BURN TO THE LOWER LEG ( FIREWORK ROMAN CANDLE F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HURT LEG HAD M-80 FIREWORK EXPLODED NEXT TO LEG HIT WITH ROCKS DX: ABRA SION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SOMEONE THREW A CHERRY BOMB FROM CAR AT GIRL DX: LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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