Accidents - Above-ground swimming pools - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,355
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	42
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	23
Year 2000:	141
Year 2001:	82
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	260
Year 2005:	221
Year 2006:	131
Year 2007:	183
Year 2008:	127
Year 2009:	21
Year 2010:	21

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
22MOM TAKING NAP WITH DAD & BROTHER, DAD WOKE TO PT GONE, FOUND FACE UP IN ABOVE GROUND POOL NOT BREATHING, DAD DID CPR; NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
2YOF, FD BY GRANDFATHER FLOATING FACE DOWN IN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POO L, CPR WAS PERFORMED BY GF&PT STARTED CRYING>>NEAR DROWNING/HPOTHERMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
CLIMBED UP&FELL INTO ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL, FD BY FATHER CYNOTIC, CPR STARTED BY FATHER&BECAME RESPONSIVE>>NEAR DRAWNING
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
GOT OUTSIDE WHILE MOM IN BATHROOM, NEIGHBOR SAW PT FALL IN ABOVE GROUND COVERED POOL W/1 FT WATER ON TOP, JUMPED FENCE TO GET PT OUT; NEAR DROW
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
2 YO MALE WAS FOUND AT BOTTOM OF 3' POOL NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT PLAYING IN INFLATABLE POOL W/MOM, PT WENT UNDER WATER X2 SECS, MOM P ULLED PT OUT OF POOL AND COUGHED UP WATER; SUBMERSION, COUGH
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT WAS FOUND IN SWIMMING POOL , NEARLY DROWNED, SUBMERSION IN POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN APT SWIMMING POOL; DX SUBMERSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Doors
AT RELATIVE'S HOUSE, PT NOT IN SIGHT & FOUND IN ABOVE GROUND POOL W/FEN CING ON 3 SIDES,DAD PULLED OUT;SUBM. WNET OUT KITCHEN DOOR TO POOL DECK
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PATIENT SLIPPED UNDER WATER IN HOME PORTABLE POOL, APPROX 12" WATER, PU LLED OUT, GASPED AND CRIED, NO LOC; NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN DEEP END OF SWIMMING POOL AT WATER PARK;DX SUBMERSION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT WAS FOUND FACE DOWN FLOATING IN ABOVE-GROUND POOL AT GRANDPARENT'S H OUSED/NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PLAYING ON DECK WITH SIBLING & FRIENDS & GOT INTO ABOVE GROUND POOL, FO UND FACE DOWN/NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
IN INFLATEABLES, FELL INTO ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL, WENT UNDER WATER FOR 2SEC, PULLED UP IMM, BIB MOTHER FOR EVAL "SUBMERSSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming
PT X TODAY WHILE IN THE ABOVE GROUND FAMILY POOL WAS FOUND UNDERWATER F ACE UP.PT SWIMMING ALL DAY. DX. NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT 'S MOTHER STATES CHILD FELL INTO 4 FOOT POOL AND WAS PULLED OUT BY ANOTHER CHILD, CHILD WAS FINE BY COUGHING, DX; COUGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Glass doors or doors with glass panels
FOUND IN ABOVE-GROUND POOL,WENT THRU SLIDING GLASS DOOR, NEW CUTS ON FA CE, NO RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, TEMP 93; SUBMERSION, HYPOTHERMIA
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
RESPIRATORY ARREST-DROWNING-EXPIRED-FOUND FACE DOWN IN ABOVE GROUND SWI MMING POOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING-PT TOOK OFF WATER WINGS & GOT INTO ABOVE-GROUND POOL-@ FA MILY COOKOUT@ SOMEONE'S HOMEFOUND FLOATING FACE UP & UNDER A SHORT TIME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING,PARTIAL ASPIRATION OF POOL WATER - FELL INTO ABOVE GROUND 4 FT POOL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT UNACCOUNTED FOR X5 MINUTES, FOUND FACE DOWN FLOATING IN 54" SWIMMING POOL AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE, UNRESPONSIVE, PULSELESS; NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Flotation toys
NEAR DROWNING-CHILD FELL INTO ABOVE-GROUND POOL-@ A RELATIVES HOUSEE-MO THER DID CPR @ SCENE. FLOATIES ON ARMS FELL OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN SWIMMING POOL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Chairs
CHILD FOUND FACE DOWN IN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME. HAD PULLED CHAIR UP TO POOL AND FELL IN. D: NEAR DROWNING. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Flotation toys
NEAR DROWNING - FELL INTO ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL WATER FROM FLOATY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING - FELL IN ABOVEGROUND SWIMMING POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT UNDERWATER IN ABOVE-GROUND POOL FOR 2-4 MINUTES AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE. DX: NEAR DROWNING, RESPIRATORY FAILURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
POSSIBLY LEFT W/ OTHER SIBLINGS DX: ADMITTED FOR NEAR DROWNING/ RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Other toys
PT FOUND FACE DOWN IN ABOVE GROUND POOL. CPR & MULTIPLE EMESIS. HAD THROWN TOY INTO POOL EARLIER. DX: NEAR DROWNING, HYPOTHERMIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
WATER SUBMERSION - FELL IN A FOUR FOOT SWIMMING POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Fences or fence posts
CHILD & BROTHER FOUND IN 4 FT DEEP ABOVE GROUND POOL. ?IMERSION TIME. G ATE AROUND POOL. UNSUPERVISED. D: NEAR DROWNING. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Fences or fence posts
CHILD & YOUNGER BROTHER FELL INTO 4 FT. DEEP ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL GATE AROUND POOL. UNKNOWN IMMERSION TIME. D:NEAR DROWNING. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
JUMPED INTO SWIMMING POOL AND HAD NEAR DROWNING EPISODE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL INTO 5FT X 24FT ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME AND TURNED BLUE NEAR DROWNING BY HISTORY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Fences or fence posts
DROWNED IN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL. UNSUPERVISED. FENCE DID NOT HAVE A LOCK.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN SWIMMING POOL. CPR REQUIRED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN SWIMMING POOL. CPR REQUIRED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool chemicals
GRANDMA WAS CLEANING ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL & PT GOT INTO THE BAG A ND INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2001	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/17/2000	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swings or swing sets
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2000	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Other toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 06/28/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Flotation toys
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/23/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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