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Accidents - Fireworks - 16-25 years old - Year 2007 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 385
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Date: 12/25/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH A FIRE CRACKER AND SPARK BURNT HIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
FACIAL BURN, LAC EYEBALL.PT WAS LIGHTING A LARGE FIRECRACKER IN A YARD AND IT EXPLODED ON FACE.TYPE B AND C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD FOREIGN BODY (POSSIBLE FIREWORK FRAGMENTS) IN L EYE, UNKNOWN TYPE R FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/FIREWORKS TYPE R UNKNOWN AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. DX: FLASH BURN L EYE, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
25YOM FRIEND,PLACED FIRECRACKER (TYPE P)ON GROUND, WAS IN A WRAPPER,EXP LODEDCLOSE,FELT EXPLOSION & DEBRIS BY RIGHT EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION &BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT RECEIVED EYE TRAUMA WHEN BOTTLE ROCKET SHOT INTO EYE AT HOME.TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/03/2007Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
CORNEAL AB-FIREWORKS SPARKS FROM SPARKLER HIT EYE-TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2007Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WATCHING FIREWORKS AND FB FLOATED IN EYE. C/O REDNESS, IRRITATION TO EYE. DIAG-FB TO EYE TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT STATES LIT FIREWORKS -TYPE R-BLEW UP IN HIS FACE; C/O EYE PAIN DX: ACUTE EYE PAIN..................FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fireworks
17 YOM SET OFF FIRE WORKS, WENT OFF NEAR HIS EYE - CONJ TO EYE NO FIRE DEPT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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