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Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2002 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:79
6-15 years old:23
26-50 years old:55

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING SPARKLERS, FELL ON CHEST - PT GRABBED IT OFF WITH FINGERS - BURN TO CHEST. D: BURN TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
33 YOM BURNED W/ FIREWORK BURN CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
WATCHING FIREWORKS WHEN A CANISTER MISFIRED THROWING FIRE BALLS INTO TH E CROWD; BURNS, CHEST, CHIN AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/07/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY ROMAN CANDLE, TYPE I;BURN CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS TYPE R 2 DAYS AGO AND TRIPPED. DX: DORSAL SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
IN CAR AT A HOUSE WATCHING FIREWORKS. ONE FELL OVER AND SHOT INTO CAR. MULTIPLE SMALL BURNS TO UPPER CHEST AND NECK. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED UPPER ABDOMEN WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET SET OFF BY UNKNOWN PERSON HIT H IM. NO CLOTHES BURNED. PROB TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN AND PUNCTURE UPPER BACK WHEN FIREWORK HIT HIM IN BACK TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SHOOTING BOTTLE ROCKET THAT BACKFIRED AND HIT PT IN CHEST, TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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