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Accidents - Kites or kite string - Year 2005

 

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 575
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:115
6-15 years old:135
16-25 years old:91
26-50 years old:167
50+ years old:66
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:158Knee:142
Finger:83Upper Arm:66
Upper Trunk:59Lower Arm:15
Lower Trunk:15Mouth:15
Eyeball:11Internal:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/26/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
PT WAS FLYING A KITE AND WENT TO GRAB IT AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT FOURTH FI NGER INTO A TREE FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
PT. POKED IN EYE WITH KITE. BLEEDING. DX.: CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION / H EMORHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string, Surfing
WHILE KITE SURFING ROPE CAUGHT AROUND ARM HAND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Kites or kite string
SWALLOWED STRING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
PT WAS FLYING A KITE&BENT OVER INJURING BACK. " MS STRAIN "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
RIGHT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER SPR. PT INJRUED FINGER WHEN FLYING A KITE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
FELL INTO A HOLE WHILE FLYING A KITE DX: CLINICAL RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
KLYING KITE AT GRANDFATHERS HOME WHEN STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTING L KNEE DX SPRAIN L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE FLYING A KITE, INJURED ELBOW/UPPER ARM DX: FRACTURED DISTAL LEFT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN OUT IN YARD FLYING A KITE & TRIPPED & FELL. DX; LAC.L.HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
DX RIGHT ARM FRACTURE: TRYING TO RUN WITH KITE IN AIR WITH HELP FROM BROTHER, FELL ONTO ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
FELL TRYING TO GET A KITE UP DX. TONGUE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Kites or kite string
PT WAS FLYING A KITE IN THE PARK WHEN A DOG JUMPED ON HER AND SHE FELL ONTO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
PATIENT WAS FLYING A KITE, TRIPPED AND FELL ON RUSTY TIN AT HOME. DX-ABRASION SKIN FLAP LEEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
MAKING CARDBOARD KITES IN PRESCHOOL, HIT IN EYE BY PAPER WING OF KITE; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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