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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,469
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE PLAYING RACQUET BALL. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 25YOM WAS HIT WITH RACQUET WHILE PLAYING SQUASH HAS LAC TO L BROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-21YOM-INJURED WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL-@ A GYM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 23 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND STRUCK IN BROW BY RACQUET LAC BROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 21 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| SPR ANKLE PLAYING SQUASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 22 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN, LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT JUMPED PLAYING RAQUET BALL, LANDED ON RT SIDE DX: HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| RIGHT ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN PLAYING RAQUETBALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 19 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 19YOM HIT ON FACE WITH RAQUET DURING RACQUET BALL. DX:EYEBROW LACERATIO N, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 21 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 21YOM PLAYIONG RACQUET BALL AND HIT AN OVERHAND SHOT FELT A POP IN RIGH T SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 20 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND INJURED RIGHT EYEBALL, CONTUSION TO EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT GOT HIT IN EYE PLAYING SQUASH. DX EYEBALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 19 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE W RAQUET WHEN PLYING SQUASH DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| STRAINED LOWER BACK PLAYING RACKETBALL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD 2X WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL C/O HEADACHE DX- HEAD T RAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUET BALL YESTERDAY AND TWISTED R ANKLE DX- SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball, Ceilings and walls |
| PLAYING SQUASH AND RAN INTO A WALL HITTING HEAD DX- MINOR HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 18 YOF, PLAYING TENNIS, STRAIN ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 21 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX LWOBS: TRUAMATIC IRITIS/RACQUET BALL INJ R EYE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RAQUETBALL EARLIER TODAY WHEN PT TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE AND FELL C/O PAIN AND SWELLING. DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 22 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX FX R 2ND METACARPAL: PLAY'G RACQUET BALL YTDY & STRUCK THE WALL W R HAND W SWELL'G & PN OVER R HAND--IS A BOXER & FX R 2ND MCP APRIL 09 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND PIVOTED ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND FELL C/O F ALL,KNEE DEFORMITY.DX: DISLOCATION(PATELLA) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT AT BAND CAMP FOR TWO WEEKS C/O R WRIST PAIN/SWELLING. PALM NUMB. H AS BEEN PLAYING RACKETBALL. TENDONITIS R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUETBALL AT A CAMP AT SCHOOL WHEN HE FELT DIZZY. FELL TO GROUND AND STRUCK FACE. HIT NOSE. BLED BRIEFLY. DX NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACKET BALL HIT IN THE RIGHT EAR WITH THE BALL LACERATION EA R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 22 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PATIENT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY A RACQUET WHILE PLAYING RACQUETBALL 3 WKS AGO, C/O HEADACHE FOR 3 WEEKS. DX-POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT'S NECK POPPED WHILE LIFTING WEIGHTS W/TRAINER 2 DAYS AGO. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS INJURED PLAYING RACQUET BALL. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 22 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN: PLAYED RACQUETBALL YTDY, ONSET 30MIN PRIOR TO ARRIVAL SHARP POSTIONAL CH PN @ COSTOSTERNAL MARGIN ON L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WITH FRACTURED CLAVICLE FROM RACQUETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 19 YOM, PLAYING TENNIS FELL, SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| LIP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A RACQUET BALL RACQUET WHILE PLAYING @ A HEALT HCLUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING SQUASH AND FELL ON SHOULDER. DX DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 24 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING SQUASH&ACC STRUCK CHIN WITH THE RACQUET >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE TODAY PLAYING RACQUET BALL DX// LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 24 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball, Ceilings and walls |
| JAMMED SQUASH RACQUET PLAYING ON COURT,FELL AND LAC LOWER LEG ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 22 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: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT STATES WAS PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND WAS HIT IN THE FACE DX FOREHEAD PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 16 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER INJURING IT A WEEK AGO WHILE PLAYING SQUASH, ADMIT S PLAYING SQUASH EVERYDAY>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT REPORTS ACCIDENTAL HIT TO FACE WITH RAQUET BALL, SUS LACERATION TO FACE% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT ROLLED ANKLE WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL. PAIN, SWELLING. D: ANKLE SP RAIN, ANKLE/FOOT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT ROLLED ANKLE PLAYING RACQUET BALL. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND WAS HIT IN FACE WITH RACQUET HAS LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 24 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| C/O FOOT PAIN&SWELLING AFTER SUSTAINED A TWISTING INJUREY TO THE FOOT W HILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| WHILE PLAYING RACQUETBALL, PT C/O OF LOW BACK PAIN AFTER A SUDDEN MOVEM ENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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