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Accidents - Above-ground swimming pools - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 977
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:222Upper Arm:146
Face:140Lower Trunk:98
Toe:68Shoulder:67
Ankle:67Head:67
Upper Trunk:60Knee:15
All Of Body:11Lower Arm:5
Eyeball:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/03/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool chemicals
GRANDMA WAS CLEANING ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL & PT GOT INTO THE BAG A ND INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
DISMANTLING HOME POOL WHEN SIDE LET LOOSE AND RIGHT FOOT WAS SOMEHOW INJURED WHEN HIT BY A WALL OF WATER. DX CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool slides
SPRAIN LT FOOT AND ANKLE, STRUCK ANKLE ON STEP OF WATERSLIDE ATWHEELING PARK POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, House repair or construction materials
FELL OFF SIDE OF POOL HITTING BRICKS ON GROUND CAUSING FX OF HUMERUS.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming
PT CUT FOREHEAD WHILE PLAYING AND SWIMMING AT POOL. DX LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
CONTUSION L HEEL AND FOOT, FELL OFF EDGE OF POOL!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL OUT OF AN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL AND HIT HIS BACK. DX LOWER BACK CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
HIT HEAD ON POOL,POSS HEAD CONCUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
LIFE GUARD FOUND PT FACE DOWN AT BOTTOM OF KELLY POOL NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming
LAC FACE, SWIMMING IN POOL AT HOME , ABOVE GROUND POOL, CUT ON SOMETHIN G ON SIDES OF POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Poles
PATIENT FELL FROM ABOVE GROUND POOL, HIT ARM ON POLE ON POOL OR ON CORN ER OF STAINLESS STEEL; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL OFF EDGE OF ABOVE GROUND POOL(4FT) & LANDED ON LT SHOULDER. ACUTE FX LT HUMERUS@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
STRAIN L SHOULDER LIFTING COVER OFF POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming
SPRAIN ANKLE - PATIENT WAS JUMPING INTO THE LOCAL PUBLIC POOL WHEN SWIM MING AND GOT HER RIGHT FOOT STUCK IN POOL GUTTER & TWISTED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
LUMBAR STRAIN-PUTTING UP A SWIMMING POOL AT HOME-A LOT OF LIFTING &TWIS TING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PLAYING IN PORTABLE KIDDIE POOL AND SPLASHED WATER WITH UNKNOWN SUBSTAN CE IN IT INTO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
10 Y/O F INJURED LOWER BACK WHEN FELL OUT OF ABOVE GROUND POOL AT FRIEN DS HOUSE. DX; LUMBAR CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
SLIPPED ON POOL LADDER-FRACTURED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL ON PLASTIC SWIMMING POOL;LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
CHILD FELL 3 FEET FROM ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL. D: SOFT TISSUEINJURY TO BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL FROM THE EDGE OF A POOL DX: DISLOCATED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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