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Northern Ireland Fireworks Injuries 2003
This statistical release gives details of the number of persons injured by fireworks in the Halloween period of the year 2003. The survey covered a four-week period from Tuesday 14th October to Monday 10th November and covers those injuries treated at A&E Departments and Minor Injuries Units (see Note 1).
Here you can view a detailed breakdown of injuries (
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Key Points
- 45 persons were injured over the Halloween period of the year 2003, an increase of 7 (18%) from the 2002 figure.
- 67% of persons injured over the Halloween period attended an Accident and Emergency Department or Minor Injuries Unit between 28th October and 3 rd November 2003.
- 84% of those injured were male (Table 1).
- When age of person injured was specified, 80% of those injured were aged under 20 (Table 2).
- There were no fatalities.
- The most common sites of injury were to the wrist or hand (56% of all injuries) and the face, head or neck area (18%) (Table 4).
- 31% were asked to revisit the Accident and Emergency Department at a later date, 22% of those injured required no further treatment and 20% were referred to their GP. Five persons were admitted to hospital (Table 5).
Here you can view a detailed breakdown of injuries ( PDF format 110kb).
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