Statistics

Great Britain 1997-2002

Firework Injuries (actual number) 1997-2002 (4 week period in October-November).

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Place of Accident

	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Family or Private Party	363	598	421	447	320	378
Semi public party (e.g. scouts, club)	54	73	56	72	79	56
Large Public Display	100	158	119	153	132	137
Street or other public place	295	442	279	296	226	256
Indoors	29	17	19	19	20	22
Other	90	40	49	65	45	21
Not specified	86	34	29	4	10	38

Type of Firework

	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Rocket	204	264	135	211	168	158
Air Bomb / Roman Candle	148	222	186	220	150	108
Sparkler	132	136	104	134	129	200
Other fireworks	128	231	205	242	331	293
Home made or extracted powder	13	14	6	23	27	18
Not known	392	495	336	226	27	131

Outcome of Injury

	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
No further treatment required	362	498	366	408	290	359
Referred to GP	85	129	114	137	96	115
Referred to out-patient dept.	365	469	323	342	278	301
Detained in this hospital for at least one night	55	70	40	43	26	49
Transferred to another hospital	51	73	52	31	20	61
Died	0	0	2	0	1	0
Not known	99	123	75	95	121	23

Year Total

1017

1362

972

1056

831

908

Source: DTI Firework Injuries Statistics, 1997-2002