Accidents - Fireworks - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,055
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	590	Finger:	248
Eyeball:	234	Face:	174
Lower Arm:	147	Foot:	111
Neck:	78	Head:	71
Lower Trunk:	71	Upper Leg:	71
Upper Trunk:	60	Lower Leg:	59
Upper Arm:	59	Pubic Region:	30
Ear:	15	Wrist:	14
Ankle:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND BURNING IT WITH SWELLING AND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
REPORTEDLY A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED INTO HAND, ?MECH >>.MULTI FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT LIFTED FIREWORKS YESTERDAY. DX: THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS TRYING TO AVOID A FLYING FIRECRACKER AND INJURED ANKLE. DX; ANKL E SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Alcohol
BURN AFTER PLAYING WITH FIREWORK,(TYPE NOT STATED) +ETOH, +DRUG, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND,ETOH / POLYSUBSTANCE ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY THE FOUNTAIN FIREWORK WENT OFF INTO HIS HAND BURI NING IT>> BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING W/FIREWORKS AND CUT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS. DX: L THUMB/INDEX LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
HEARING LOSS-DUE TO EXPLOSION-MAKING HOMEMADE FIRE CRACKER WHEN IT EXPL ODED BY PT'S EAR-LEFT W/O TREATMENT-TYPE P
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT SUSTAINED BURNS TO BACK OF NECK AND L HAND. FRIEND SHOT A TYPE I ROM AN CANDLE THE WRONG WAY. HIT PT IN NECK THEN L HAND. DX THERM NECK BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 20 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: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS EXPLODED IN HIS FACE,MED FLITE IN, FX MANDIBLE, LARYNGEAL EDE MA AND MULT FACIAL LAC'S TYPE UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT STATES WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TYPE 1 BOTTLE ROCKET FIRE WORKS DX LT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
STRUCK IN EYE BY BOTTLE ROCKET / BT LT EYE, HYPEMA, POSSIBLE GLOBE PENETRATION (TYPE E1)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT GOT AN EMBER IN EYE ON JULY 4 FROM FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN. DX: R EYE PX, PROBABLE IRITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ARM WITH ROMAN CANDLE BURN FOREARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A LIT BOTTLE ROCKET HIT PT IN ABDOMEN AFTER IT TIPPED OVER-FRIENDS HOUS SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
BURNED ARM ON FIREWORKS 2 DAYS AGO. DX CELLULITIS TO FOREARM TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BUMBLEBEE FIRECRACKER TYPE A FLEW DOWN PT'S SHIRT ON JULY 4TH. DX: CHEST BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND/1ST DEGREE BURN L HAND/TD UPDATED: HOLD'G BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E1) IN CLOSED HAND WHEN IT WENT OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN GROIN W/FIRECRACKER TYPE A ON 4TH OF JULY. DX: R TESTICULAR HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED HAND ON SPARKLERS (TYPE L). HAS SWELLING/BLISTERS OF SKIN,WHO LE RT HAND. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND FROM SPARKLERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS WENT OFF IN HAND-2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND NOT NOTED WHAT KIND OF FIREWORK IT WAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS EXPLODED; THERMAL BURN, LT INDEX FINGER. FIRE. NO FIRE DEPT. R
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS, WAS GOING TO THROW IT IN THE CANAL WENT OFF IN HAND. ARTERIAL SHELL DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1ST DEGREE BURN TO L CHEEK, CORNEAL ABRASION, LIGHTING FIREWORKS AND SPARKS LANDED ON ARTILLERY SHELL THAT EXPLODED. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Tapes
300 BOTTLE ROCKETS TYPE E1 WRAPPED IN DUCT TAPE EXPLODED. DX: TRAUMATIC R FOOT WOUND, DEEP LACS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
BOTTLE ROCKET HIT PATIENT IN EYE BLUNT OCULAR TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT IN THE LT SIDE OF THE NECK WITH A FIREWORK (DOES NOT KNOW KIND OF FIREWORK) BURN TO NECK* (TYPE R)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FAULTY FIREWORK(MORTAR SHOOTING FLOWER) BLEW UP NEAR HIM 2ND DEGREE BUR N TO FINGER TYPE J
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
DX PROJECTILE INJ: FIREWORK (TYPE G) MOTAR TYPE STRUCK PT IN R EYE, W ABRASION R LAT BROW & SIG PERIORBITAL/LID EDEMA, R CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks, Tapes
300 BOTTLE ROCKETS TYPE E1 WRAPPED IN DUCT TAPE EXPLODED INJURY PT. DX: BURN/OPEN FX R FOOT, MULT LEG ABR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Footwear
23YOF W/BURN TO RIGHT FOOT BY TYPE R FIREWORKS AT BACKYARD PARTY, ONEWE NT AWRY AND LODGED BETWEEN SANDAL AND FOOT; 1ST DEGREE BURN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Metal containers
M80 TYPE B IN POP CAN WENT OFF IN PT'S HANDS. DX: BILAT HAND LACS 2 CM & 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 23 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
DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS/SUPERFICIAL BURNS: WAS LIGHT'G FIREWORKS (TYPE A & E1) W ONE WENT OFF IN HIS FACE. NO VISION CHANGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED FACE WITH FIREWORKS (TYPE J). (-FIRE DEPT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED FINGER ON A LIT FIREWORK. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS AT FIREWORKS AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN ARM. TYPE M DX: LAC BICEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A SPARKLER BOMB BLOW UP ON HIM. NO FD. DX: SECOND-DEGREE MULTIPLE BURNS TO FOREARMS. TYPE L. SPARKLERS NOFD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Eye protection devices
CORNEAL AB-LIGHTING FIRWORKS WHILE WEARING GOGGLES-THINK DEBRIS GOT INT O EYE-@ HOME-TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM CHERRY BOMB EXPLODING IN HAND. (TYPE C)
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE HIT ON HEAD FROM A HOT FIREWORK NOT STATED TYPE- R/DX SUPPERFICIAL BURN SCALP 2 CM AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS. DX; HAND THERMAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT.INJ.L.EYE AT ***. WHEN SETTING OFF FIREWORKS & IT EXPOLDED. DX;ABRAS ION L.CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Glass bottles or jars
16YOM WAS CUT BY A GLASS BOTTLE THROWN FROM A CAR,A FIREWORK WAS ALSO THROWN OUT OF CAR;LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD HAND AMPUTATED IN *** HOSPITAL AFTER FIRECRACKER WENT OFF INHAND . NO OTHER INFO. LPTMS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT PLAYING & LIT CHERRY BOMB FIRECRACKER IN * & IT BLEW UP IN HAND. S EEN IN * FIRST & SENT HERE. D;FXS 2ND/3RD MC,VOLAR DISPLACEMENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING WITH TYPE K SPINNING FIREWORK OUTSIDE, LIT FIREWORK WHEN IT EXP LODED IN HANDS, CAN'T CONTROL MUSCLES/SHAKING;2ND DEGREE BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING FIREWORKS THAT EXPLODED BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BURNED THIGH WITH BOTTLE ROCKET ON SUNDAY. DX; BURN TO LEFT T HIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PICKED UP A MORTAR FIREWORK WHICH EXPLODED IN HIS HAND. DX: L HAND 2ND DEG BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
DX DOG BITE/CELLULITIS: PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS WHEN UNK DOG BITE PT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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