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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 54
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tetherball |
| 6 YOM WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL, AT SCHOOL, & BALL SWUNG AROUND & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, FELT WOOZY. DX: MINOR CHI, SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tetherball |
| MVC HITTING HEAD ON PASSENGER WINDOW YEST, TODAY HIT HEAD W/TETHERBALL AND NOW HEAD HURTS, HEADACHE, MVC-MUSCLE STRAIN NECK/ABD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tetherball |
| 10 YOM WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY A TETHERBALL, AT SCHOOL, - ACTING CONFUSED NO LOC. DX; CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| DX CONCUSSION: HIT IN FOREHEAD PLAYING TETHERBALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON TETHERBALL POLE; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tetherball |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A TETHER BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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