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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 76
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:42Mouth:15
Lower Arm:6Face:6
Neck:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
BLOW TO HEAD AT *** ON WOODEN CLOTHES RACK DX: FOREHEAD LAC DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
SCALP LAC-CLOTHES STAND FELL ON PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT CLIMBING BETWEEN CLOTHES RACK AT HOME DX: MINOR CUTS TO LIPS AND FRENULUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
HIT CLOTHESLINE POLE LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
HANGING ON CLOTHES LINES AND FELL ONTO THE CONCRETE. DX NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS SWINGING FROM THE METAL T OF CLOTHESLINE WHEN HE FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD AND BACK ON CONCRETE NO LOC. DX ABRASIONS CHI.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/24/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHI, FELL 5FT FROM CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 03/10/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS SWINGING FROM THE CLOTHESLINE WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY WAS PUSHED OFF, & FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM. DX: RT BOTH BONE DISTAL BUCKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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