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Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 187
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:75
16-25 years old:63
50+ years old:47

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/17/2010Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Gasoline cans
14 YOM PLAYING WITH A FIRECRACKER, LIT IT, THOUGHT IT WAS A DUD, THREW IT AND IT LANDED BY GAS CAN AND EXPLODED. TYPE P. DX: BURN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Bathtubs or showers
15 YOM-"BURNS FROM BIG FIREWORKS-TYPE R-" ON LOWER LEGS &WERE HEALING B UT BROKE OPEN WHILE IN SHOWER DX 2ND DEGREEBURNS LEGS & FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
63YOM, GOT HIT WITH FIREWORKS ON THE BACK OF LEG ON 7/3, NOW WITH REDNE SS&SWELLING>>CELLULITIS, TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fireworks
51 YOM WAS HIT BY MORTAR FIREWORK (TYPE R) ON JULY 4 AND HAS BEEN TO PCP FOR PX TWICE. DX: L LEG CONT/HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2010Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks
20 YO M LIGHTING A SMOKE BOMB, IT EXPLODED, HIT LEG. DX LOWER LEG AVULS ION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT TYPE K FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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