Statistics

Northern Ireland - 2008

This statistical release gives details of the number of persons injured by fireworks in the Halloween period of the year 2008. The survey covered a four-week period from Friday 17th October to Friday 14th November and covers those injuries treated at A&E Departments and Minor Injuries Units (see Note 1).

Total Injuries	Site of Injury
Date of Injury	What Happened at Hospital
Age	Where Accident Happened
Area	Type of Firework

Key Points

32 persons were injured over the Halloween period of the year 2008, a decrease of 65 (67%) from the 2007 figure.
47% of persons injured over the Halloween period attended an Accident and Emergency Department or Minor Injuries Unit between 31st October and 6th November 2008.
81% of those injured were male.
66% of those injured were aged under 18.
There were no fatalities.
The most common sites of injury were to the wrist or hand (53% of all injuries) and the eye (22% of all injuries).
34% required no further treatment, 19% were referred to Outpatients, 16% were referred to GP and 16% were asked to revisit A&E.

2007 Statistics
2006 Statistics

Note:

1. This information is collected via a special manual exercise carried out by A&E staff. It is conducted around a fixed four- or five-week period in order to minimise the data collection burden on staff and to ensure comparability from year to year. It does not therefore include injuries from fireworks outside the survey period and will not include injuries which were not sufficiently serious to warrant attendance at an A&E Department or Minor Injuries Unit.

Detailed notes and definitions are shown here, Notes.

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