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Accidents - Fireworks - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:75
Year 2000:67
Year 2001:76
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:46
Year 2005:15
Year 2006:86
Year 2007:84
Year 2010:63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/04/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
55YOF, CORNEAL ABRASION S/P WATCHING FIREWORKS TYPE M SOMETHING FELL IN HER EYE NO FIRE DEPT NECESSARY FOR INJ STATE FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT GOT ASHES IN RT EYE FROM FIREWORK(TYPE R) @ PUBLIC DISPLAY/EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER(TYPE A) POPPED NEAR EYE/CORNEAL ABR
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: 07/04/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
LIGHTING ROMAN CANDLE AT FOURTH OF JULY PARTY WHEN ONE MISFIRED IN EYE CAUSING SWELLING AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE
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: 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


Date: 07/06/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
EYE PAIN - 72 YOF WENT TO A FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON FRIDAY, GOT DEBRIS FRO M FALLING FIREWORKS IN HER LEFT EYE, C/O PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2001Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2000Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/1998Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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