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Accidents - Fireworks - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 382
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:131Eyeball:86
Hand:59Wrist:43
Neck:30Upper Leg:15
Upper Trunk:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
STARTLED BY FIRECRACKER DURING SLEEP MID-BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS BLEW UP IN HAND IN STREET, SHRAPNEL IN WOUND. DX. WRIST, L 5TH FINGER WOUND W/FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
PT JUMPED BACK AT POPPING FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN AND FELL ON 7/4. DX: NECK SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
THIGH BURN-BURNED ON SPARKLER-1 WEEK PTA-TYPE L-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT SUSTAINED A PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LOWER ABDOMEN FROM A ROMAN CAN DLE FIREWORK THREE DAYS AGO TYPE- I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fireworks
S/P DIVING ON A PILE OF WOOD TO AVOID FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT C/O BACK PAIN DX: LUMBAR STRAIN / ACUTE SCIATICA "TYPE R"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FB R EYE, WATCHING FIREWORKS DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS INJURED BY A FIREWORK. DX: MILD CORNEAL AND CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND SETTING OFF FIREWORKS WHILE ARRANGING MATERIAL IT EXPLODED IN HAND FIRST/SECOND DEGREE BURN HAND TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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