Accidents - Kites or kite string - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 97
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	29	Knee:	17
Lower Trunk:	17	Head:	16
Finger:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
27 YO MALE CUT LEFT FINGER ON KITE STRING FLAP LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
CONTUSION COCCYX - 37 YOF HAD CLIMBED UP INTO A TREE TRYING TO RETRIEVE A KITE WHEN SHE FELL OUT OF TREE, C/O LOWER BACK, COCCYX PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
@ HOME SQUATTED DOWN TO FIX A KITE FELT A POP DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
FELL FLYING A KITE DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
PT CLIMBED UP TREE TO GET KITE AND FELL 10 FT. DX: L RIB CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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