Accidents - Kites or kite string - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 384
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	81
Year 1998:	90
Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	5
Year 2002:	60
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	16
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	32

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	49
6-15 years old:	303
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Kites or kite string
9 YOM HAD SEIZURE WHILE FLYING KITE AND HAS HEAD PAIN HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Kites or kite string, Ceilings and walls
FLYING A KITE, STANDINT ONTO RETAINING WALL, FELL OFF HITTING HEAD ONTO STONE,4FT HEIGHT FALL>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Kites or kite string, All-terrain vehicles
TRYING TO FLY KITE FROM BACK OF 4 WHEELER, FELL OUT DX; CONCUSSION W/O LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
FELL FLYING A KITE DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Kites or kite string
PATIENT FLYING A KITE WHEN SHE RAN INTO A TREE AT PARK, VOMITING; CONCU SSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Kites or kite string
BROTHER DROPPED KITE HOLDER ONTO PT. DX: PW SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string, Poles
FLYING A KITE AND RAN INTO A POLE BACKWARDS ?LOC HAPPENED IN A PARK DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Kites or kite string
PT FELL WHILE OUT FLYING A KITE, NOW WITH HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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