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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Knives |
| CUT L WRIST W/KNIFE TRYING TO CUT SLINGSHOT DX: WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE R EYE W/ A BALL FROM A SLINGSHOT THAT RICOCHETED OFF OF A WALL. HAS BLURRY VISION, PAIN W/ MVT OF EYE. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| ACCIDENTALL STRUCK ONTO FRONT TEETH WITH A ROCK FROM A SLINGSHOT >>DENTAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| CUT HAND WITH SLINGSHOT;DX LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| PT WAS AT CAMP, BUILDING A CATAPULT, WHICH THREW A PIECE OF WOOD IN THE AIR, & HIT HIM IN THE FACE. DX: FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys |
| PT TRYING TO USE SLINGSHOT AND HIT IN FOREHEAD W/WOODEN BLOCK, NO LOC; FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| 34YOM WAS USING A SLING SHOT 4 DAYS AGO,DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Balloons |
| SHOOTING A WATER BALLOON WITH A SLINGSHOT THAT SNAPPED BACK HITTING EYE >> HYPHEMA/TRUMATIC IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH A SLING SHOT. DX EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| PT WAS SLAPPED BY A SLING IN MOUTH. DX; LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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