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Table 4 Treatment per type of fireworks

From: Injuries, treatment, and impairment caused by different types of fireworks; results of a 10 year multicenter retrospective cohort study

 

All

(N = 272)

Explosive

(N = 67)

Decorative

(N = 89)

Carbide

(N = 2)

Homemade

(N = 15)

Unknown

(N = 99)

Rockets

(N = 45)

Aerials

(N = 13)

Others

(N = 31)

 

Na

 

Na

 

Na

 

Na

 

Na

 

Na

 

Na

 

Na

 

Treatment

 Hospital admission

272

79 (29%)

67

24 (36%)

45

8 (18%)

13

3 (23%)

31

6 (19%)

2

2 (100%)

15

12 (80%)

99

24 (24%)

  Length of stay (days)

79

4 (2–9)

24

5 (3–13)

8

1 (1–3)

3

1 (1–1)

6

9 (3–14)

2

1 (1–1)

12

1 (1–2)

24

3 (1–7)

 ICU admission

272

10 (4%)

67

1 (2%)

45

3 (7%)

13

0 (0%)

31

1 (3%)

2

1 (50%)

15

2 (13%)

99

2 (2%)

  Length of stay (days)

10

4 (2–7)

1

14 (14–14)

3

2 (2–5)

0

0 (0–0)

1

4 (4–4)

1

2 (2–2)

2

4 (2–5)

2

11 (4–17)

 Operative treatment

272

51 (19%)

67

22 (33%)

45

6 (13%)

13

1 (8%)

31

3 (10%)

2

0 (0%)

15

7 (47%)

99

12 (12%)

   ≥ 2 surgery

51

22 (43)

22

11 (50%)

6

2 (33%)

1

1 (100%)

3

1 (33%)

0

0 (0%)

7

3 (43%)

12

4 (33%)

 Rehabilitation needed

265

57 (22%)

66

24 (36%)

42

6 (14%)

12

1 (8%)

30

4 (13%)

2

1 (50%)

15

5 (33%)

98

16 (16%)

  Physical therapy

57

29 (51%)

24

6 (25%)

6

4 (67%)

1

1 (100%)

4

3 (75%)

1

1 (100%)

5

4 (80%)

16

10 (63%)

  Hand therapy

57

35 (61%)

24

22 (92%)

6

0 (100%)

1

1 (100%)

4

3 (75%)

1

0 (0%)

5

4 (80%)

16

5 (31%)

  Occupational therapy

57

14 (25%)

24

3 (13%)

6

3 (50%)

1

0 (0%)

4

3 (75%)

1

0 (0%)

5

1 (20%)

16

4 (25%)

  1. Data are shown as median (P25-P75) or as N (%)
  2. aThis represents the number of patients for whom data were available
  3. ICU Intensive Care Unit