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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 86
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| PT WAS AT CAMP, BUILDING A CATAPULT, WHICH THREW A PIECE OF WOOD IN THE AIR, & HIT HIM IN THE FACE. DX: FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys |
| PT TRYING TO USE SLINGSHOT AND HIT IN FOREHEAD W/WOODEN BLOCK, NO LOC; FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Tetherball |
| PATIENT HIT ON FACE WITH ROCK FROM SLINGSHOT, ALSO INJURED HAND PLAYING TETHERBALL; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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