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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 390
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT WAS STANDING ON A LOG TRYING TO GET KITE OUT OF A TREE AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| RIB INJURY-FELL FOREWARD ONTO CHEST WHILE FLYING A KITE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| HIT W/ NEPHEW'S KITE THAT FELL OUT OF A TREE -KITE LANDED ON HER SIDE FRACTURE LEFT 7TH RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| 31 YO MALE WAS RIDING ON AIR KITE, LOST CONTROL AND FELL INTO WATER RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 03/26/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT CLIMBED UP TREE TO GET KITE AND FELL 10 FT. DX: L RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| RIGHT RIB FX. PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO GET A KITE OUT OF A TREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| RIB FRACTURE - 42 YOM WAS RUNNING DOWN A HILL FLYING A KITE, FELL LANDI NG ON LEFT SIDE, C/O PAIN TO MID STERNUM, BACK AND LEFT LATERAL RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/1998 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/1998 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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