Accidents - Aquariums or accessories - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,401
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	457	Head:	361
Lower Leg:	160	Wrist:	68
Finger:	68	Ankle:	67
Eyeball:	67	Ear:	35
Foot:	33	Shoulder:	30
Mouth:	20	Hand:	11
Internal:	5	Elbow:	5
All Of Body:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
FELL HIT HEAD ON FISH TANKS DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT PULLED 10 GALLON FISH TANK WHICH FELL ON HIS HEAD,HEAD AND EAR LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FACE AFTER FISH TANK FELL ON HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
FOREHEAD LAC-AT HOME-RUNNING W/ HIS EYES CLOSED-RAN INTO A FISH TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT HIT FOREHEAD ON EDGE OF AQUARIUM, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Aquariums or accessories
8 MO M HOLDING ONTO FISH TANK AND FELL, STRUCK HEAD. DX LEFT WITHOUT BE ING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
HEAD LACERATION RAN INTO FISH TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT RAN INTO CORNER OF FISH TANK 1HR AGO HITTING FOREHEAD, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF FISH TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FACE AFTER HITTING FISH TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
LACERATION LEFT ANKLE - CUT ON FISH TANK AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
AT HOME AND RAN INTO A FISH TANK NO LOC LACERATED EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT FELL AND HIT CHIN ON AQUARIUM STAND - GASH ON CHIN. D: LACERATIO N CHIN - SUTURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT HIT HIS HEAD ON AN AQUARIUM AND SUSTAINED 2CM LACERATION OF FORE- HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
LAC (L) LWR LEG, VIA ***, PT SUST INJURY WITH A BROKEN FISH TANK ATHOME , C/O PAIN & BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT. RAN HIS L MIDDLE FINGER OVER THE TOP OF A GLASS FISH TANK AND SUSTAINED A SMALL AVULSION TO SKIN. SKIN AVULSION LMF $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT FELL AGAINST A FISHTANK AND SUS A FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WHEN 10 LB. FISH BOWL FILLED WITH LEGOS FELL OFF SH ELF AT HOME;SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
AQUARIUM BROKE AND PT CUT FOOT ON BROKEN GLASS. D: LACERATION LEFT HE EL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Aquariums or accessories
CHILD RUNNING AND CUT SELF ON GLASS OF FISHTANK. DX; ABR LT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Aquariums or accessories
HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF AQUARIUM AT DAYCARE DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY / FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
2 YOM FISH TANK FELL ON HEAD LAC CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FOOT AFTER STEPPING ON A BROKEN FISH TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT FELL ON FISH TANK. DX: HEAD CONT/2 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Aquariums or accessories, Water softeners or conditioners
PT WITH FISH TANK INGESTION WITH ACCULMATED CLEAR H20 PURIFIER FOR FISH TANK 2HRS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aquariums or accessories
SWALLOWED ROCK FROM FISH TANK NO RESP DESTRESS. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories, Counters or countertops
PULLED FISH TANK OFF COUNTER DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT HAD A PLASTIC FISH BOWL FALL OFF OF DRESSER AT HOME HITTING HIM IN T HE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT WAS RUNNING IN THE WOODS & TRIPPED OVER A TREE ROOT AND STRUCK LOWER LEG AGAINST EDGE OF A DISCARDED AQUARIUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Aquariums or accessories, Chairs
SLIPPED OFF CHAIR, HITTING RT WRIST ON METAL FRAME OF FISH TANK. RT WRI ST INJURY@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT FELLINTO FISH TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
MULTIPLE FACE LACERATIONS WHEN FELL INTO FISH TANK FROM COUCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
RAN INTO A FISH BOWL WHICH BROKE ,LACERATON RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
RAN INTO CORNER OF AQUARIUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PATIENT CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN 2 METAL RINGS ON FISH TANK STAND AT DAYCARE ; FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PULLED 10 GAL. AQUARIUM HOLDING HAMPSTER ON FACE AT HOME. DX: CONTUS ION HEAD, ABRASIONS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Aquariums or accessories
FOREHEAD HEMATOMA WHEN FELL AGAINST AQUARIUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
CHILD FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FISHTANK. D: FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
RAN AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A FISH TANK, RESUTLING IN A LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aquariums or accessories
RIGHT EAR PAIN- POSSIBLE ROCK IN EAR FROM FISH TANK AT HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM RT. EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PATIENT PULLED AQUARIUM CONTAINING A GUINEA PIG DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD AT H OME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aquariums or accessories
2 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EAR. PT STUCK A ROCK FROM THE AQUARIUM IN HER EAR @ HOME. E915
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
HIT HEAD ON FISH TANK LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
AQUARIUM FELL OVER DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
LAC (L) LWR EYELID, PT SUST INJURY WITH A BROKEN FISH TANK AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Aquariums or accessories
SCALP CONTUSION - HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON FISH TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
FISH TANK BROKE FELL ON PATIENT AT HOME; LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT FELL ON TOP OF A FISH TANK AND GLASS BROKE AND CUT RT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PATIENT CUT HEAD OR BACK ON FISH AQUARIUM; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Aquariums or accessories
10 GALLON FISH TANK FELL ON PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PT PULLED FISH TANK DOWN. DX: LACS R SHOULDER AND R ELBOW 5.5 CM TOTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
10 GALLON FISH TANK FELL ON PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
FACIAL LACERATION- PT. STRUCK HER FACE ON A FISH TANK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories
PATIENT CUT HAND ON SHARP EDGE ON AQUARIUM AT DAYCARE; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Aquariums or accessories, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PATIENT FELL AND HIT ARM ON FISH TANK A WEEK AGO, ALSO FELL OFF CO UCH, HAS FALLEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, NOT USING ARM; NURSEMAID'S ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aquariums or accessories, Stairs or steps
PT JUMPED OFF OF STEP HIT CHIN IN FISHTANK DX CHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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