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Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 82
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:67
16-25 years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HIT ROCKET FIREWORK (TYPE E) W/A ROCK & IT WENT OFF. DX: BILAT FOREARM BURNS 10% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNS L FA W/ROMAN CANDLE ON FRI DX: 2ND DEGREE L FA BURN <1%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM FIRECRACKER WHEN SHE FELL ON FOREARM. TYPE A F IRECRACKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
12Y/M GOT BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E1) DUST IN EYE AT 10:00AM,DOG BIT FOREAR M AT COUSIN'S HOME 6:30PM; RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION & CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED FOREARM WITH (TYPE A) FIRECRACKER DX. FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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