Firework Incidents       

FOI REFERENCE: 24408  FOI DATE: 7^th October 2024       

Request:

1. XE3WL Explosive material or flammable object, not elsewhere classified – XE6KQ Fireworks
2. PH75.1 – XE3WL Explosive material or flammable object, not elsewhere classified – XE6KQ Fireworks
3. PB55.1 Unintentional exposure to explosion or rupture of pressurised materials or object – XE3WL Explosive material or flammable object, not elsewhere classified – XE6KQ Fireworks

Response:

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust do not currently code using ICD11

The response outlines the number of incidents related to fireworks, specifically incidents recorded with ICD-10 Code W39 – “Discharge of firework.”

The data provided covers incidents recorded between 01 January 2021 and 14 October 2024.

The year 2024 is still ongoing, and the data for this year may not be complete or fully accurate at the time of this report.

	2021	2022	2023	2024
Incidents	0	0	*	0

*This relates to low numbers between 1 and 5. Under section 40 (ii) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, statistically low numbers that potentially identify personal data are required to be withheld because of the Trusts obligation to protect personal data under the Data Protection Act 2018