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Accidents - Fireworks - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 263
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:71All Of Body:71
Lower Arm:58Eyeball:46
Lower Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2004Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) POPPED NEAR LEG DX. LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fireworks
57 YOF ATTRIBUTES UPPER RESPIRATORY SYNDROME TO SMOKE INHALATION FROM F IREWORKS. TYPE R. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS HIT ON RT ARM BY FIREWORK (TYPE R) WHILE WALKING HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS WATCHING FIREWORKS AND WAS HIT IN EYE W/UNKNOWN FIREWORK- TYPE R DX: OPEN GLOBE INJURY L EYE, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN HAND - PATIENT REPORTS RIGHT WAS BURNED ON A ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK S - BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PATIENT WAS HOLDING IT - ETOH ON BREATH "I'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER (TYPE P) POPPED NEAR EYE DX. CORNEAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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