Accidents - Drinking fountains - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,143
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	157
6-15 years old:	560
16-25 years old:	183
26-50 years old:	68
50+ years old:	174

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	329	Face:	209
Upper Trunk:	150	Hand:	143
Lower Leg:	83	Toe:	68
Head:	64	Lower Trunk:	59
Wrist:	22	Elbow:	5
Mouth:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
FOREHEAD LAC/6YOF AT SCHOOL HIT FOREHEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN CAUSING LACE RATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
WOUND LT.INDEX FINGER.PT.REFERS CUT FINGER WATER FOUNTAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
FELL INTO DRINKING FOUNTAIN. LAC LT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FELL W/ R HAND HITTING WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL DX: R PALM LAC W/ FLEXOR TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
PT. STRUCK R. LOWER LEG AGAINST LEG OF WATER COOLER. DX. CONTUSION R. L OWER LEG. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
HIT FACE AGAINST A FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY WITH R FAC IAL CHEEKBONE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains, Floors or flooring materials
SPRAIN LWR BACK, PT SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR FROM THE WATER FOUNTAIN IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
PT LIFTED 5 GALLON WATER WATER COOLER C/O CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING TO WATER FOUNTAIN, AT SCHOOL, WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON WATER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR, HITTING HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
20 YO HIT HAND ON FOUNTAIN FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
FELL AND SLAMMED WRIST ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN DX: R WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
RAN INTO DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SHELTER DX. CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT RAN INTO H20 FOUNTAIN WHILE @PARK HITTING HEAD, HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT LACERATED FINGER ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL. D: FINGER LACERATIO N 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT HAND ON EDGE OF WATER FOUNTAIN. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains, Ceilings and walls
DRINKING FORM WATER FOUNTAIN, SLIPPED HITTING HEAD ON WALL. " EYEBROW LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
STUBBED TOE ON WATER COOLER...FX 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT HUGGING WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL, MOM STATES SHE HAD TO "PRY HE R OFF OF IT", NOW ARM PAIN; NURSEMAID'S ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A VENT UNDER DRINKING FOUNTAIN, & CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER. DX: MINOR LACERATION TO LT. MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
LAC L 4TH FINGER, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A WATER FOUNTAIN IN THE PARK, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, ROM NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT FINGER ON WATER FOUNTAIN IN PUBLIC BUILDING 1.5 CM FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
AT NILES HOME, BECAME ANGRY PUNCHED WATER FOUNTAIN. DX: FX METACARPAL SHAFT CLOSED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
LAC RT PALM @ *** ON COOLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT HAND FROM WATER FOUNTAIN IN SCHOOL THIS PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN BACK AND CHEST: LIFTED WATER COOLER, FELT PULLING IN CHEST, UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT STRUCK HEAD ON A WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL SUSTAINED " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
PT WAS PUNCHED BY ANOTHER STUDENT AT SCHOOL,HIT HIS HAND ON THE WATER FOUNTAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
BUMPED HAND ON WATER COOLER - FRACTURE 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
LAC FACE ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
HEAD CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A WATER COOLER AT SCHOOL AND INJURED HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT BECAME WEAK AND LIGHTHEADED; FELL AGAINST THE WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL; STRUCK LEFT CHEST. CONTUSION, LEFT UPPER CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Drinking fountains
CONCUSSION, HIT HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
54 YOM LACERATED LEFT WRIST ON WATER COOLER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FELL INTO A WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL AND INJURED MOUTH. DX DENTAL IN JURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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