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Accidents - Above-ground swimming pools - 0-5 years old - Year 1999

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:71Face:66
All Of Body:23Upper Arm:17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/16/1999Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Other toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/1999Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/1999Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/1999Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/05/1999Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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