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Accidents - Fireworks - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 318
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:134Lower Leg:76
Hand:67Face:39

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN R FOOT; HOLDING GRANDSON, WATCHING FIREWORK DISPLAY; ARTILLERY SHE LL TYPE H LANDED ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
BURN R 1ST METATARSAL; PT WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS, TYPE I ROMAN CANDLE W ENT OFF, LANDED ON FOOT & EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS STRUCK BY SPARK FROM FIREWORKS FOUNTAIN TYPE J WHICH FELL OVER. DX: L CHEEK CONT/ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN HAND - PATIENT BURNED HERSELF WITH FIREWORKS - SHE HAS A 1" CIRCU LAR BURN ON HER RIGHT HAND - FIREWORK JUST WENT OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HURT LEG HAD M-80 FIREWORK EXPLODED NEXT TO LEG HIT WITH ROCKS DX: ABRA SION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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