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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:152Foot:71
Face:13Shoulder:6
Lower Arm:6Lower Leg:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/05/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
DX CHI: OUTPLAY'G, RUN'G IN YARD, W CLOTHESLINED BY ROPE STRETCH'G ACRROS YARD. HEAD HYPEREXTENDED BACK THEN LANDED ONTO HEAD ON CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2008Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT PULLED A STOCKING HOLDER OVER/ CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE, FELL OFF;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
4YO HISP MALE FELL AGAINST CLOTHING RACK,CUT HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
SWINGING FROM CLOTHESLINE, FELL 6 FT;DX CONTUSED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
R FOOT SPLINTER/5YOF AT HOME IN BCK YARD 3 HRS AGO, SLID DOWN WOODEN CL OTHES LINE AND GOT SPLINTER IN R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT PRESENTS S/P HITTING HEAD ON COTHESLINE AT 2015. DX. HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT FELL WHILE SHOPPING WITH MOM ; HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES RACK. D: CONTUS ION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE;DX FRACTURED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2008Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Grocery or shopping carts
PT WAS IN A SHOPPING CART AT *** WHEN HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CLOTHE S RACK. D: RIGHT LEG CONTUSION / INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
DX: SCALP LAC WHEN FELL AT CLOTHING STORE ON CLOTHES RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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