Accidents - Kites or kite string - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Neck:	80	Ear:	61
Eyeball:	21	Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string, Footwear
KNEE LAC-FELL ON KNEE-IN THE PARK WHEN FLYING HER KITE WEARING FLIP FLO PS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
FLYING KITE & STICK WENT INTO EYE, OPEN GLOBE INJURY, LOC, BLOODY EYE D RAINAGE & PINK NOSTRIL DRAINAGE, OCULAR LACERATION W/PROLAPSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
LACERATION RIGHT SIDE NECK-FLYING KITE OUTSIDE-TRIPPED & FELL CUT ON UN KNOWN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Kites or kite string
SISTER STUCK KITE STICK IN EAR DX: RT EAR INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
CORNEAL AB-HIT W/A PAPER KITE WHILE INDOORS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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