Accidents - Above-ground swimming pools - Year 1997

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,212
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	259
6-15 years old:	522
16-25 years old:	207
26-50 years old:	201
50+ years old:	21

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Body Parts:

Toe:	216	Face:	204
Upper Trunk:	149	Lower Arm:	148
Knee:	128	Finger:	87
Foot:	74	Neck:	72
All Of Body:	48	Hand:	41
Head:	19	Eyeball:	19

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/01/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Glass soft drink bottles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1997	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Fences or fence posts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/1997	Age: 7 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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1997	Age: 6 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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1997	Age: 50 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: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1997	Age: 6 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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/1997	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1997	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/25/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1997	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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