TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Pediatric firework-related injuries presenting to United States emergency departments, 1990-2014
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Billock, Rachael M.
A1  - Chounthirath, Thiphalak
A1  - Smith, Gary A.
SP  - 535
EP  - 544
VL  - 56
IS  - 6
N2  - This study characterizes the epidemiology of nonfatal pediatric firework-related injuries in the United States among children and adolescents by analyzing data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System from 1990 through 2014. During this 25-year period, an estimated 136 991 (95% CI = 113 574-160 408) children <20 years old were treated in US emergency departments for firework-related injuries. The annual injury rate decreased significantly by 30.4% during this period. Most of those injured were male (75.7%), mean patient age was 10.6 years, and 7.6% required hospital admission. The hands (30.0%) were the most commonly injured body region, followed by head and neck (22.2%), and eyes (21.5%). Sixty percent of injuries were burns. Injuries were most commonly associated with firecrackers (26.2%), aerial devices (16.3%), and sparklers (14.3%). Consumer fireworks pose a serious injury risk to pediatric users and bystanders, and families should be encouraged to attend public firework displays rather than use consumer fireworks.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922816664063
ID  - ref1
ER  -