Accidents - Go-carts - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,860
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	292
Year 1998:	250
Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	177
Year 2001:	297
Year 2002:	253
Year 2003:	166
Year 2004:	293
Year 2005:	261
Year 2006:	249
Year 2007:	106
Year 2008:	188
Year 2009:	107
Year 2010:	141

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
16 YOM CRASHED GO KART. DX: R SHIN LAC 3 CM, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Go-carts
18 Y MALE FELL OUT OF GOCART DX: LOWER LEG SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
21 YOM, CUT LEG ON GO CART, LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
DX L TIB/FIG FX/MVA: 25YOM P/W L LEG PN AFTER A GO-CART CRASH; HIS GO- CARTS INTO 2ND GO-CART; POSS PN FX TO L/TIB/FIB. ABRS/PUNCTURE, SWELL'
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
^17 Y/O MALE RIDING GOCART AND HIT NON MOVING CARDX FX FIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Go-carts
RIDING ON GO CART WITH FRIEND AND RAN INTO TREE;DX HEMOTOMA LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON SOMETHING RIDING A GO-CART LACERATION LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
DX CONTU, LLE: P W RID'G ON A TRACK IN GO-CART @ A MINI-AMUSEMENT PARK W HIS GO-CART W HIT AGAINST A WALL & ANOTHER GO-CART HIT HIS L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT HAD GO KART WRECK CAUSING CONTUSION ON LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN IN A ACCIDENT ON A GO-CART AT THE PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
GO-CART ACCIDENT, L ANKLE PAIN, SHIN LAC DX; LLL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PT GOT RIGHT LOWER LEG CAUGHT IN A GO-CART FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A LOWER LEG FROM BEING STRUCK BY A GO-CART AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Go-carts, Hammers
PT WAS HITTING A GO- CART WITH A HAMMER WHEN SPARKS FLEW -GAS TANK BLEW UP PT JEANS CAUGHT FIRE. DX PARTIAL THIGKNESS BURNS LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PT CRASHED GO CART INTO *** BARRIER AT GO CART TRACK. DX: R LEG LACCS 7 CM, 4 CM & 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS BURNED ON LEG FROM SPRARK FROM GO CART 4 DAYS AGO DX// BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
GO KART CRASH DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 20 YOM HAS A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG SUSTA INED IN A GO-CART CRASH ONE WEEK EARLIER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY FRACTURE.PT WAS RIDING A GO-CART AND WRECKED AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LOWER LEG BY HITTING A SIGN WHILE DRIV EING A GO-CART ON THE STREET. (UNKOWN WHAT KIND OF SIGN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CONTUSION R LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY W/A GO-CART SOMEPLACE, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Go-carts
LEFT SHIN AVULSION.PT WAS RIDING A GO-CART AND WRECKED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 19 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
FLIPPED DRIVING GO-CART. " B/L L.LEG ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Go-carts
BURNED LEG ON GO-CART MUFFLER DX: R LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
23 YOF CUT LEG WHILE RIDING A GO CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS TRYING TO FIX HIS GO CART WHEN HE WAS BIT ON THE LEG BY A NEIGHB ORS PIT BULL. D: DOG BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PT W/O HELMET WAS RIDING GO CART ON ROAD & WAS STRUCK BY SUV. DX: R TIB/FIB FX, MULT ABR/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
FELL OFF GO-CART DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PT RIDING IN GO-CART, CRASHED INTO OTHER GO CARTS, LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PT AND HIS FRIEND WERE DOING DOUGHNUTS ON A GO-CART WHEN THEY WERE THROWN OFF. DX. LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
16 YOWM STATES HE HURT HIS LEG ON SATURDAY WHILE RIDING IN A GO-CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
FRACTURED LEG WHEN GO-CART ROLLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
FLIPPED A GO-CART DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CONTUSED LEG WHEN FELL OFF GO CART AND IT RAN OVER HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
FELL OFF A GO-CART DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT WAS RIDING A GO-CART WHEN STEERING WHEEL BROKE AND LACERATED PA TIENT'S LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
FRACTURED RIGHT LEG USING MOTORIZED GO CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT FLIPPED GO-CART AT BROTHER'S HOUSE. LEGS CAUGHT IN VEHICLE. D: TIBIA CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts, Fences or fence posts
RAN INTO GATE ON GO-CART DX. SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS RUN OVER BY GO-CART;DEFORMITY TO RIGHT LOWER LEG DX-FRACTURE RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT WRECKED A GO CART WHILE AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE. DX-LEFT TIB/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Go-carts
PT INJURED LEG IN GOCART ACCIDENT; RT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1998	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 19 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1997	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/1997	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts, Microwave ovens
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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