Table 3 Risk of significant injury based on selected demographic characteristics, body region injured, firework type, and diagnosis category
From: The epidemiology of firework-related injuries in the US, 2012–2022
Variable | Percentage of significant injury (%) |
|---|---|
Age (Years) | |
0–4 | 5.6 |
5–9 | 7.9 |
10–14 | 15.7 |
15–19 | 17.4 |
20–24 | 17.8 |
25–29 | 24.4 |
30–34 | 23.1 |
35–39 | 19.9 |
40–44 | 25.9 |
45–49 | 24.4 |
50–54 | 27.3 |
55–59 | 28.2 |
> 60 | 32.5 |
Gender | |
Male | 22.0 |
Female | 8.0 |
Body region | |
Head/neck | 13.0 |
Upper trunk | 20.9 |
Upper extremities | 23.1 |
Lower extremities | 10.1 |
Lower trunk/pubic region | 27.4 |
Firework type | |
Aerial devices | 32.1 |
Firecracker | 13.1 |
Illegal fireworks | 21.1 |
Roman candles/fountain | 13.1 |
Sparklers/novelty devices | 5.7 |
Public | 11.2 |
Unspecified | 17.4 |
Diagnosis category | |
Burns | 10.9 |
Contusions/lacerations | 9.1 |
Fracture/sprain | 40.6 |
Amputation | 89.2 |
Internal organ injury | 26.0 |
Foreign body | 6.1 |
Anoxia | 20.0 |
Other | 23.5 |