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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 658
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT BURNED LEFT EYE WITH FIRE STARTER WHILE PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS. D: CORNEAL BURN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT. WAS PLAYING WITH AN OLD FIREWORK POPPER - SPRING CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE - CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 14 Y.O. W MALE W/CONTUSION TO EYEBALL. PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE W/A BOTTLE ROCKET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HIT IN EYE WITH BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E1;IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| VISION PROBLEMS-ON 7/6, GOT BOTTLE ROCKET DEBRIS IN LEFT EYE, NOT SEEN THEN. DX: BLUNT TRAUMA TO EYE; BOTTLE ROCKET/TYPE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH A TYPE R SMOKE BOMB AT HOME, HIT SMOKE BOMB AND FL AME HIT PT'S EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION, BURN TO SKIN UNDER EYE, NO FD INVOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOMMING POPPING FIRECRACKERS, WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH ONE. 2ND AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS RIGHT PERIORBITAL AREA, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/BOTTLE ROCKET TYPE E1 YESTERDAY. DX: BLUNT TRAUMA L EYE W/SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 14 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURN TO EYE. PT STS SHE HAD SOME FIRECRACKERS DOWN I N HER POCKET, THEN A 10 YO BOY CAME & PUT A LIT BOTTLE ROCKET IN HER PO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HIT IN EYE WITH FIREWORKS ***,TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 11 YOM HANDED RIOMAN CANDLE TO A NOTHER CHILD; IT WENT OFF AND HIT THIS CHILD. CHEMICAL BURN, RT. EYE. NO FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED. TYPE 1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| A ROMAN CANDLE EXPLODED NEAR EYE, BURN TO EYE, TYPE I |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED NEAR EYE, PT STATES "A BIG ONE THAT THROWS SPARK S ALL OVER", UNSURE OF TYPE, TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| CORNEAL ABRASION- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE GOT TO CLOSE TO A ROMAN CANDLE WHE IT WENT OFF. ROMAN CANDLE TYPE F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORKS BLEW UP IN CHILDS FACE, BURNING HIS R EYE. FLASH BURN R EYE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 9 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 PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS AT HOME A SPARK WENT INTO RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| EYEBALL BURN WHEN POKED IN EYE WITH *** STICK--FIREWORK LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| EYEBALL ABRASION WHEN GOT SPARK IN EYE FROM FOUNTAIN TYPE FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT AND SISTER PLAYING, SIS THREW SMOKE BOMB AT PT;CORNEAL ABRASION;TYPE K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LIGHTING BOTTLE ROCKET AND SPARKS FLEW IN EYE;TYPE E1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PERSON HAD ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORKS BLOW UP IN EYEBALL,THERMAL BURN TYPE 1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 Y.O. W MALE W/EYE CONTUSION. PT WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE W/A BOTTLEROCK ET @ HOME. KNOCKED CONTACT OUT OF EYE. TYPE E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE BY A FIRECRACKER,UNABLE TO SEE,LT EYE TRAUMA/ TYPE OF FIRECRACKER NOT STATED ON CHART |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HIT IN EYE WITH BOTTLE ROCKET;ABRASION, TYPE E1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A SPARKLER AND IT GOT INTO EYE TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH STICK END OF UNLIT TYPE L SPARKLER; CORNEAL A BRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 8 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 |
| PLAYING WITH BOX OF FIREWORKS PACKED IN SAWDUST AND SAWDUST FLEW IN EYE S, TYPE UNKNOWN (R) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BOTTLE ROCKET TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RUPTURED EYE GLOBE - INJURY TO RIGHT EYE FROM A FRAGMENT OF A FIREWORKS ROCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fireworks |
| CHEMICAL BURN EYES WHEN PLAYING WITH A BAG OF FIRECRACKERS AND CH EMICALS GOT IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fireworks |
| POWDER FROM A FIRE CRACKER FELL INTO RIGHT EYE ON NEW YEARS EVE - DRAINAGE FROM SAME EYE. D: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME POPPING FIRECRACKERS WHEN ONE EXPLODED AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A BOTTLE ROCKET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 15 Y.O. B MALE W/CORNEAL LAC. PT WAS SHOOTING FIREWORKS & WAS STRU CK IN THE EYE W/A BOTTLE ROCKET. TYPE E. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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