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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,516
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2010 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX LAC KNEE/LEG: 21YOM R KNEE LAC, PLAY' RACQUETBALL; SLID INTO CORN OF ROOM INTO PIECE OF WOOD "SLICED R KNEE OPEN" DEEP LAC TO R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 24YOM, ROLLED ANKLE WHILE PLAYING SQUASH, +PAIN UPON AMB >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 20 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO EYE S/P BEING HIT IN THE EYE WITH A RACQUET BAL L. L HYPHEMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO L ANKLE. C/O TWISTING ANKLE WHILE PLAYING RACQ UET BALL. ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX IRITIS/HYPHEMA: 24YOM STRUCK IN L EYE W RACQET BALL TODAY. BALL TVL' @ HIGH SPEED STRUCK PT DIRECTLY IN EYE. L EYE REDDEN & WATERY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 19 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: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 19YOM-FACIAL TRAUMA-GOT HIT W/A RACQUET BALL-@ THE GYM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 20 YO M, C/O RIGHT 4TH FINGER PAIN AFTER PLAYING RAQUETBALL, DX FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 16 YO M, KNOWN SZ DISORDER, WAS AT RACQUET BALL PRACTICE WHEN HAD SZ & FELL ONTO CONCRETE. DX:FACIAL ABRASION, SEIZURE D/O, SZ, OTITIS MEDIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 22YOM, ACC GOT STRUCK ONTO FACE WITH SMALL SQUASH RACQUET >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 23YOM WAS INJURED WHILE PLAYING RACQUETBALL DX RT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 17 YOF FELT SOMETHING POP IN SHOULDER WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | 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: Concussion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball, Ceilings and walls |
| 18 YO M PLAYING RACQUET BALL WHEN HE DOVE FOR BALL AND HIT HEAD ON WALL . DX:CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 17 YOF PLAYING RACQUETBALL, PATIENT TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. DX: SPRAIN KNE E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX L MIDDLE FINGER SPRAIN: 21YOF C/O L 3RD DIGIT PN W PLAY' RACQUETBALL MIN FLEXION/EXTENSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX CONTU HAND(S): 20YOWM R HAND PN AFTER GET' IT STEP' ON DURING RAQUET BALL YTDY. HAS INC' PN W/ MAKING FIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 22 YOF PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY A RACQUET BALL. HEAD INJURY, CONTUSIO N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 18 YO M WAS PLAYING RACQUETBALL WHEN STEPPED AND ROTATED KNEE. DX:KNEE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OR MENISCAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 16 YOM PLAYING RAQUET BALL WHEN HE FELL ON CONCRETE HITTING SIDE OF HEA D. DX: HEAD INJURY, ABRASION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 17 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 17YOM,H/O HEMOPHILIA A, FELL WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL,+KNEE PAIN/SWEL LING>>HEAMARTHROSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 23 YOM WAS PLAYING SQUASH AND BEGAN HAVING VISUAL DIFFICULTY DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 24YOM WAS PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND INJURED RIGHT KNEE, SPRAIN OF RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 25YOM WITH SPRAINED KNEE DURING RACQUETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 16YOM PLAYING RACQUET BALL WAS HIT IN L EYE WITH RACQUET DX- CORNEAL A BRA, EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 16 Y MALE DISLOCATED SHOULDER WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL DX: RT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 18YOM WAS HIT IN THE EYE WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 20YOF, C/O EYE PAIN/REDNESS&BLURRY VISION AFTERGOT STRUCK WITH SQUASH B ALL>>EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | 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: Concussion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 19YOM WAS PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND RAN INTO THE WALL C/O HEAD PAIN. DX: CHI,CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 22 YR OLD FEMALE PLAYING SQUASH AND LUNGED WITH KNEE DISLOCATINGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball, Ceilings and walls |
| DX LAC FOREHEAD: 21YOM R EYE LAC; PLAY' RACQUETBALL & RAN INTO WALL FACE 1ST W HIS GOGGLES ON.) LAC ~1/2IN IN LENGTH & 1MM WIDTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| 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 |
| 22 YO M WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON EYE WITH A SQUASH RACKET. DX:ORBITAL CO NTUSION, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 18 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 18YOM, C/O KNEE PAIN AFTER HYPEREXTENSION INJ PLAYING SQUASH >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 19YOF SUST INJ TO R SHOULDER WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL AT REC CENTER DX R SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2010 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 19YOM PT PLAYING RACQUETBALL AT GYM W/ DAD WHEN HE WAS HIT IN R EYE ARE A W/ BALL. DID NOT HAVE GOOGLES ON SWELLING, BRUISING. DX FACIAL CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 25 YOM HIT IN RIGHT EYE WITH RACQUET BALL EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 20YOWM PT REPORTS WOKE UP W/PAINFUL R SOULDER, PT REPORTS WORKING OUT A ND PLAYING RACQUET BALL X 2 DAYS AGO. DX. R SHOULDER MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25YO MALE WITH CHI, HIT BY RAQUETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 24YR OLD MALE PLAYING SQUASH CHANGED DIRECTION AND TWISTED ANKLE SPRAIN ING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 22YOM PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND HIT IN THE FACE WITH THE RACQUET CONTUSI ON FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 25 YOM WAS HIT IN THE EYE WHILE PLAYING RACQUETBALL SUSTAINING A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 23YOM STATES WAS HIT IN THE FACE WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL DX FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17YOF WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH RACQUET AT SCHOOL DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FOOT FX-18YOF-TWISTED FOOT WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL-@ GYM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 25 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| A 25 YOM WAS INJURED WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL. DX: STELLATE FILTRUM LACERATION, 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PATELLA DISLOCATION-18YOM-FELL WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX FX MID/PROX FINGER: 21YOM R HAND INDEX FINGER PN @ SWELL'G; JAM'D INTO WALL PLAY'G RACQUET BALL YTDY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX GRADE II SPRAIN R ANK/SPRAIN R FOOT: 16YOF R LAT ANK & FOOT PN X 1D; INVERTED ANK PLAY'G RACQUET BALL; HEARD A CRACK; R FOOT SWELL'G NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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