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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 297
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS SETTING UP FIREWORKS TONIGHT AND STATED THAT HE TURNED WRONG AND FELL. DX. PAINFUL KNEE, DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LIGHTING OFF FIRECRACKERS AT HOME AND WHILE RUNNING AWAY STRAINED KN EE STEPPED IN A HOLE/TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| PT WAS LIGHTING OFF FIRE WORKS TYPE R AND IT WENT UP PA NTS LEG SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SHOOTING FIREWORKS LAST EVE,STEPPED IN HOLE SPRAIN RT KNEE TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORK EXPLODED & LANDED ON RT KNEE. 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT KNEE & RT HAND. TYPE R FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED TO KNEE BY "POPPING" FIREWORK, SOUNDS LIKE TYPE A - TRIAG ONL Y |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/29/1997 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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