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Accidents - Above-ground swimming pools - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 571
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:86Pubic Region:77
Foot:75Neck:69
Lower Leg:68Ankle:68
Lower Trunk:68Head:18
Finger:16Toe:16
Face:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/11/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT SUST FRACTURE TO FINGER WHILE SWING IN POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
JUMPED INTO SHALLOW POOL HURT FOOT DX SPRAINED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming
SWIMMING IN METAL SWIMMING POOL WHEN HIT R ANKLE ON METAL EDGE OF POOL SUST LAC DX 3 CM LAC R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Chemicals
IN A NATURAL WATER ABOVE GROUND TYPE POOL AT RECREATIONAL SPA CENTER CH ILD WAS EXPOSED TO ALGOBLOOM (SP?) HAD PAIN TO FEET/HANDS FROST BITE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/05/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL OFF EDGE OF SWIMMING POOL ONTO GROUND;LAC FH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic RegionDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Day wear
SLIPPED ON POOL DECK AT THE *** AND STRADDLED EDGE OFABOVE-GROUND POOL, PAIN AND BLOOD ON UNDERWEAR. DX LACERATION GENITALIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
CHI WHEN FELL ON SWIMMING POOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL OFF OF ABOVE-GROUND POOL-SPRAIN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL INTO 5FT X 24FT ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME AND TURNED BLUE NEAR DROWNING BY HISTORY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT PLAYING IN ABOVE GROUND POOL AND FELT POP IN LOWER LEG. DX CALF PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT FEL 5 FT OFF OF EDGE OF ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL - HIT HEAD ON CON CRETE. D: CONCUSSION WITH LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Fences or fence posts
DROWNED IN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL. UNSUPERVISED. FENCE DID NOT HAVE A LOCK.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN SWIMMING POOL. CPR REQUIRED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN SWIMMING POOL. CPR REQUIRED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
STATES HE CUT HIS TOE DX LT TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PATIENT HELP FRIEND INSTALL ABOVE-GROUND POOL. DX; ACUTE MYOFASCIAL LUMBAR STRAIN/ LOW BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
CHI WHEN RAN INTO METAL POOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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