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Table 1 Characteristics of individuals treated for fireworks-related injuries in West Virginia (N = 56)a

From: The liberalization of fireworks legislation and its effects on firework-related injuries in West Virginia

 

Number

Percent

P-valueb

Characteristic

   

Age (years)c

  

0.3840

  ≤ 25

20

35.7

 

  > 25

36

64.3

 

Sex

0.5104

 Male

43

76.8

 

 Female

13

23.2

 

Injury Severityd

 Mild-Moderate

36

72.0

0.7438

 Severe

14

28.0

 

  Unclear/Missing

< 10

  

Injury Location

 Eye

10

17.9

 

 Hand

18

32.1

 

 Other

28

50.0

 

Holiday Period

0.5713

 Yes

36

64.3

 

 No

20

35.7

 

Law Status

 Pre-law injury

20

35.7

 

 Post-law injury

36

64.3

 
  1. a Due to small sample sizes, demographic characteristics are not presented by pre and post law status to protect patient confidentiality
  2. b The p-value compares the demographic characteristic before and after the passage of the law by Fisher’s Exact test
  3. c Age range: 2–69 years; mean age = 33 years, median age = 32.5 years; mean age pre-law 29.7 years (standard deviation 14.5); mean age post-law 34.8 years (standard deviation 16.9)
  4. d Severe injuries included those where the individuals suffered a first degree burn over a large portion or their body (i.e. multiple appendages), a bone fracture/break, concussive-type injuries (i.e. traumatic brain injury), or amputation of an appendage