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Accidents - Other playground equipment - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
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Date: 12/30/2008Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT CAUGHT FOOT IN RUNG OF PLAYGROUND LADDER AT HOME, HAS LEG DEFOR MITY; TIBIA/FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
HIT LOWER LEG ON SANDBOX;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
DX R LEG PAIN, UNCLEAR ETIOLOGY: PARENTS STATE HE STARTED LIMP'G 1WK AFTER JUMP'G OFF PLAY EQUIPMENT IN THE MALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
HURT LEG COMING OUT OF PLAYGROUND JUMPER AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE DX:FX TIB IA PROXIMAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL ON MERRY GO ROUND;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS PLAYING ON PORTABLE INFLATABLE *** NOW HAS MILD RIGHTLEG PAIN NO W LIMPING AND BEAR WEIGHT. DX RIGHT LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2008Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment, Floors or flooring materials
DX L LEG PAIN, RESOLVED: HURT L LEG WHILE PLAYING IN PLAY AREA AT MALL; CHILD GOT OFF OF APPARATUS & FELL TO FLOOR, & FELL REGAIN'G BALANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
MOTHER STATES PATIENT FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND AT DAYCARE, INJURED LEFT LEG-LEFT TIBIA CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL ON MERRY GO ROUND;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment, Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
FELL OFF *** VS *** LANDED TON T'D ANKLE >> TIB FX >> TIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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