Accidents - Baby gates or barriers - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,535
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	505	Head:	473
Elbow:	158	Mouth:	108
Lower Leg:	81	Lower Arm:	81
Knee:	74	Wrist:	16
Finger:	16	Upper Trunk:	6
Upper Leg:	6	Hand:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
MOM CARRYING INFANT OVER BABY GATE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HER/ CONTUSION LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Baby gates or barriers
DOG JUMPED OVER BABY GATE WHICH FELL AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers
INJURED, FELL WHEN STEPPING OVER BABY GATE DX. WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Floors or flooring materials
OLDER BROTHER CARRYING PT OVER GATE AT BEDROOM DOOR AT HOME, PT WITH AN KLE CAST FROM PREVIOUS INJURY, FELL ON FLOOR; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PATIENT POSSIBLY HIT MOUTH ON BABY GATE AT HOME, MOM HEARD CRY; LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD MOVED BABY GATE AND FELL DOWN 12 STEPS STRIKING HEAD ON HARDWOOD FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PATIENT HIT FACE WHEN TRYING TO "SCALE" BABY GATE AT HOME; EYELID LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
CLIMBING ON GATE - IT LET GO EYE AREA LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT FELL OVER A BABY GATE AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX LOWER ARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
PT PUSHED THROUGH BABY GATE FALLING DOWN STEPS HITTING HEAD, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
PT FELL THROUGH CHILDS GATE DOWN 12 WOODEN STEPS WITH RUNNER WITH RT L EG FC/NASAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
12 MONTH OLD FEMALE OPENED GATE AND FELL DOWN CARPETED STAIRS ON RIDING TOY - FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
PT KNOCKED OVER BABY GUARD FELL DOWN STEPS HITTING HEAD, HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH BABY GATE DX LAC/FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT FELL INTO A BABY GATE AND STRUCK MOUTH. DX MOUTH CON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
BABY GATE AND 6YR OLD SISTER FELL ON PATIENT, CRYING INITIALLY, MOM CONCERNED BECAUSE PT WENT TO SLEEP. DX. SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Baby gates or barriers
TRIED TO CLIMB OVER BABY GATE;NM ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PATIENT PUSHED UNDER WOODEN ACCORDIAN GATE WHEN BROTHERS WERE PLAY WRES TLING AT HOME, PINNED UNDER GATE; CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Baby gates or barriers
LIFTING CHILD OVER GATE ELBOW DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Floors or flooring materials
SHAKING BABY GATE THAT GAVE AWAY AND HE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PATIENT FELL ON BABY GATE, BROKE OFF FRONT TOOTH; DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Floors or flooring materials
PT CLIMBING OVER KITCHEN GATE,FELL AND HIT CHIN ON GATE THEN FELL TO FL OOR,LANDED ON FEET,LIP AND TONGUE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Baby gates or barriers
CHI WHEN FELL ON BABY GATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD PUSHED GATE AND FELL DOWN 6 CARPETED STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
16 MONTH OLD FEMALE FELL THROUGH BABY GATE FELL DOWN STEPS CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS AFTER KNOCKING DOWN SAFETY GATE; CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Handrails, railings or banisters
LACERATION FOREHEAD - 5 YOF WAS CLIMBING ON A BABY GATE AND FELL LACERA TING FOREHEAD ON THE STAIRWAY BANISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PATIENT CLIMBED OVER BABY GATE FALLING ON ARM AT HOME; FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
A BABY GATE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD AT SCHOOL. DX-FACIAL ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers
2 YO F FELL OVER SAFETY GATE AT HOME. DX L RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Car seats
PUSHED CAR SEAT UP TO BABY GATE TO CLIMB OVER AND LEG GOT CAUGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Floors or flooring materials
PT CLIMBING OVER A BABY GATE AT HOME FELL TO THE FLOOR CONTUSION LEFT K NEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PATIENT BITTEN ON HAND BY UNCLE'S BLACK/LAB DOG AT HOME, DOG JUMPED OVE R BABY GATE; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
DISLODGED BABY GATE AND FELL DOWN STAIRS HEAD FIRST RECEIVING HEMATOMA TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS PULLING ON THE BABY GATE AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL BACK AND HIT HER HEAD ON CEMENT FLOOR. D: FALL / CONCUSSION WITH LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
PT PUSHED OVER A SAFETY GATE AND FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT BUMPED HEAD ON BABY GATE. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Baby gates or barriers
RAN INTO BABY GATE 30 MINUTES PTA. LAC FOREHEAD & CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT LEANING ON A GATE AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE, SLIPPED AND FELL HIT HER CHIN ON HARDWOOD FLOOR. DX. CHIN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
FELL HIT CHIN AGAINST SAFETY GATE DX: CHIN LAC. LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT WAS CLIMBING ON BABY GATE @ HOME, SLIPPED & HIT MOUTH. SUBLUXATION O F TOOTH & GUM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PATIENT BUMPED KNEE ON BABY GATE AT HOME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OVER, RED AREA WITH PUS POCKET ON KNEE; KNEE CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Doors
FINGER FX-HAND WAS SLAMMED BETWEEN A BABY GATE & DOOR-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION: STRUCK FOREHEAD ON BABY GATE AT DAYCARE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT SUST HEAD INJURY HIT HEAD ON BABY GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT FELL UP AGAINST BABY GATE. DX: HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Stairs or steps
MOM STATES PATIENT LEANING AGAINST BABY GATE IN CELLAR DOORWAY @ HOME, GATE BROKE, SHE FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF WOODEN STEPS. CONTUSION OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
1Y 3M OWM FELL INTO A PLASTIC CHILD GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PATIENT CLIMBED OVER BABY GATE AND FELL AT HOME; LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO NOSE AFTER CLIMBING OVER A GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
LACERATION HEAD - 2 YOF FELL OVER CHILD RESTRAINT GATE, WAS CLIMBING, L ACERATION TO TOP RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Baby gates or barriers
CLIMBING OVER INFANT SAFETY GATE FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT TRIED FELL TRYINB TO CLIMB OVER THE GATES DX LIP ABRAISON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Baby gates or barriers
PT FELL INTO A BABY GATE AND SUS A HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Baby gates or barriers, Floors or flooring materials
PT PULLED BABY GATE ONTO SELF AND BUMPED HEAD ON FLOOR. DX: ACUTE L EPISTAXIS SECOND TO FACIAL TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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