Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2003 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 974
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	28
6-15 years old:	463
16-25 years old:	243
26-50 years old:	222
50+ years old:	16

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT GOT HIT ON EYE WITH BOTTLE ROCKET. DX: ABRASION TO LEFT EYE A REA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER IN FACE - FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT IGNITED AN OLD FIRECRACKER AND IT EXPLODED, LACERATING EYELID A ND FINGER, AND ABRASIONS TO SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKERS AT HOME WHEN ONE BLEW UP IN HIS FACE SUSTA INED THERMAL BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FLASH BURN TO FACE FROM FIREWORKS INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKERS,HAD SEVERAL LINED UP IN FRONT OF HIM,THEY EXPLODED. THEY WERE CHERRY BOMBS.DX 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE,ARMS,NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Matches
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A FIRECRACKER & LIT IT WITH A MATCH - EXPLODED IN F ACE. D: 2ND DEGREE FACIAL BURNS TYPE UNK-R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER (TYPE P) WENT OFF IN PT'S FACE. DX: FACIAL BURN SECOND DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HIT ON FOREHEAD BY TYPE P FIRECRACKER; FOREHEAD BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS STRUCK IN NOSE W/BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E). DX: OPEN WOUND NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Containers
BOX OF FIREWORKS (TYPE J, I & A) IGNITED IN CAR UNKNOWN HOW. DX: FIRST & SECOND DEG BURNS FACE/BACK/R HAND/BILAT ANKLE/FOOT 4% TBSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY BOTTLEROCKET;BURN, FACE, NECK TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fireworks
CHEMICAL BURN TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AFTER MORTAR SHELL EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
NO INJURY BUT FIREWORK (UNSPECIFIED TYPE) WENT OFF NEAR HIS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WATCHING FIREWORKS (UNKNOWN TYPE R) & PIECE CAME DOWN ON HIM. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 1 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT. WAS SHOOTING A BOTTLE ROCKET - TYPE I FIREWORK - IT EXPLODED AND HIT HIS FACE CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
ADMITTED AFTER HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH FIREWORK - TYPE NOT SPEC., TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
OD WAS HIT WITH A FIREWORK, NO FD DX: BLUNT EYE TRAUMA, LID LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LEANING OVER FIREWORK AND IT WENT OFF IN PTS FACE;TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS THAT FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE CHIN;TYPE R, LAC CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A TYPE P FIRECRACKER AT HOME WHEN IT EXPLODED NEAR FACE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT PICKED UP TYPE L HOT SPARKLER AND TOUCHED IT TO FACE; 1ST DEGRE E FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Ball sports
HIT IN FACE WITH ROMAN CANDLE AT BALLGAME 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE [TYPE 1]
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS BLEW UP IN PT'S FACE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE---NO FD DOCUMENTED R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BURNED ON FACE AND NECK/CHEST BY TYPE E1 BOTTLE ROCKET AT HOME LAST NIGHT; FACIAL BURN, NECK/CHEST BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED FIREWORK. DX FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIGHTING OFF A "FIRE CRACKER ROCKET" 1 HOUR PTA AND IT WENT OFF NEAR FA CE. TRANSF TO BURN CENTER. DX. ACUTE BLAST, BURN TO FACE. ? FIRE DEPT C
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
17 Y O BOTTLE ROCKET STRUCK IN EYE. DX EYELID ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Ceilings and walls
FIRECRACKER(ROMAN CANDLE) WENT OFF, BOUNCED OFF WALL AND HIT PTS FACE, BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER/PIPE BOMB EXPLODED IN HIS FACE ENUCLEATING GLOBE OF EYE,REC EIVING FACIAL FRACTURES AND EXTENSIVE LAC TO FACE,UNK FIRE DEPT ATTENDE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
DX LACERATION TO FACE: HIT BY PIECE OF DEBRIS FROM FIREWORKS - FD NOT MENTIONED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HAD BOTTLE ROCKET IN HAND LIT IT , IT HIT HIS EYE DX BURN TO EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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