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Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 266
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Date: 07/11/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT FUSE ON MORTAR (TYPE R UNKNOWN ) WHICH EXPLODED ON ARM. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2009Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING OFF FIRECRACKERS AND ONE EXPLODED TOO EARLY SUSTAINED A THE RMAL BURN TO LOWER ARM/TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
CONTUS/STRAIN FOREARM, HX OF BOXERS FX, PT FELL WHILE LIGHTING FIREWORKS, BROKE CAST FROM PREVIOUS FX. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS STANDING NEAR FREING WHO LIT FIREWORKS AND WAS BURNEDDX BURNS TO LT LOWER ARM. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING MULITPLE FIREWORKS WHEN WAS BURNED BY SEVERAL OF THE ROCKETS TO RIGHT ARM. DX: BURN TO ARM TYPE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO HER R ARM FROM FIREWORK-NOW WITH SWELLING AND PUS DX: WOUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A FIRECRACKER POPPED ON PTS ARM. D: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO LEFT FOREARM FIREWORK TYPE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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