Statistics
Northern Ireland 2011 - Site of Injury
Site of Injury
During 2011, the 25 persons attending emergency care departments had a total of 28 firework related injuries. Of these 25 persons, 23 had received injury to only one site on the body, one person received injury to two sites, and one person received injury to three sites. The most common site of injuries from firework related incidents were to the wrist or hand (53.6% of all injuries2) (Table 7 & Figure 5).
Table 7: Number of Firework Injuries, by Site of Injury (2007 -2011)
| Site of injury |
|
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Wrist/Hand |
48 |
19 |
18 |
21 |
15 |
| Face/Head/Neck |
29 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
| Eye |
15 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
| Foot/Leg |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| Trunk |
10 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Arm |
6 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
| Total Injuries |
111 |
36 |
32 |
51 |
28 |
Figure 5: Firework Injuries by Site of Injury (2011)
N.B. This does not equate to the total number of persons injured as it is possible for a person to have injuries to more than one site on their body.
