Accidents - Above-ground swimming pools - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,977
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1998:	186
Year 1999:	94
Year 2000:	73
Year 2001:	139
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	18
Year 2004:	163
Year 2005:	248
Year 2006:	90
Year 2007:	75
Year 2008:	260
Year 2009:	328
Year 2010:	210

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	375
6-15 years old:	893
16-25 years old:	416
26-50 years old:	224
50+ years old:	67

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
3 YO M WAS RUNNING WHEN BUMPED FOREHEAD ON ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL P OLE SUPPORT. DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY, LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
2YOM-HEAD AB-FELL OUT OF ABOVE GROUND POOL-HEAD HIT CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
33YOM STANDING ON EDGE OF ABOVE GROUND POOL & FELL OFF BACKWARDS + LAC & (R) RIB PAIN DX;# HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
8YOF FELL ABOUT 3 FT OFF OF THE SIDE OF AN ABOVE GROUND POOL AND HIT HE AD C/I H/A +N/V DX- CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
20YOF DOVE INTO A 3FT POOL HITTING HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
6 YO M LACERATION TO SCALP FELL OFF SIDE OF ABOVE GROUND POOL AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON POOL CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
DOVE INTO 3 FOOT DEEP POOL AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT WAS AT GRANDMAS ABOVE GROUND POOL. SLIPPED IN ABOUT 4 INCHES OF WATE R AND STRUCK HEAD ON BOTTOM OF POOL. NO LOC. HEADACHE. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
ABRADED SCALP ON METAL EDGING OF ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL AT CITY PARK POOL AND LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Basketball
CHI W/ BRIEF LOC-PLAYING BASKETBALL-FELL-HIT METAL EDGE OF ABOVE GROUND POOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
SLIPPED ON A METAL LADDER OF ABOVE GROUDN SWIMMING POOL&FELL HITTING BA CK OF HEAD ONTO CEMENT, NO LOC>>CHI/HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT REPORTS JUMPING IN ABOVE GROUND 4 FT POOL YEST AND HITTING HEAD ON G ROUND. DX. CONT SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT FELL FROM THE EDGE OF AN ABOVE GROUND POOL ONTO CONCRETE. NO LOC. ST RUCK BACK OF HEAD. HAS HEADACHE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT WAS SWIMMING IN POOL WITH BLOW UP RINGED SIDES; PT FELL OUT OVER THE TOP-----------------DX: LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
FELL OUT OF AN ABOVE GROUND POOL HAS LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT HIT HEAD ON SIDE OF POOL, LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM OF SWIMMING POOL, CONCUSSION SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 3 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
PT WAS GETTING OUT OF AN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL WHEN HE FELL OFF TH E LADDER AND HIT HIS HEAD. NO LOC. UNWITNESSED FALL. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Stepladders
PATIENT ATTEMPTING A BACK FLIP FROM STEP LADDER INTO 4 FT POOL AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM OF POOL, INITIAL NECK NUMBNESS; MINOR HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Flotation toys
33 YOF, WAS IN BACKYARD SWIMMING POOL ON A FLOTATION DEVICE, FLOATED TO EDGE AND FELL OUT OF POOL, HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
SLIPPED ON ABOVER GROUND SWIMMING POOL, FELL HITTING HEAD ON GRASS " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT STANDING ON A RAISED ABOVE GROUND POOL ABOUT FOUR FEET AND FELL BACK WARDS STRIKING HEAD ON CONCRETE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 4 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
CHILD GETTING OUT OF ABOVE GROUND POOL WITH FRIEND, FELL OFF POOL LADDE R AND HIT HEAD. NO LOC. D:SCALP LACERATION, PEDS CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
JUMPED OFF EDGE OF 3 FOOT BLADDER POOL AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM. D X; CONCUSSION, MUSCLE STRAIN NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT FELL APPROX 3 FEET FROM ABOVE GROUND POOL ONTO WOOD LIMB. DX: CHI, CONTUSION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
CHI - 7 YOM FELL BACKWARDS OUT OF A BLOW UP SWIMMING POOL, POSSIBLY HIT TING HIS HEAD ON A WOODEN BEAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME, LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, House repair or construction materials
CARRYING BOARDS FOR POOL, PT LOST FOOTING & FELL INTO 4 FT VINYL POOL,W HICH HAD BEEN DRAINED, DX: BHT, CONTUSION ILIAC CREAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT HIT HEAD ON SIDE OF ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL DECK SUSTAINED "SCALP LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH MINOR CONCUSSION SYNDROME - HIT HEAD ON BOTTOM O F HORSE TANK SWIMMING POOL WHEN JUMPING IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Fences or fence posts
PT FELL OFF OF AN ABOVE GROUND POOL AND STRUCK HEAD ON A FENCE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
FELL WHILE RUNNING AROUND POOL AND CUT HEAD ON LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 06/17/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 03/22/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
CHI WHEN RAN INTO METAL POOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
HIT HEAD ON POOL,POSS HEAD CONCUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		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: 04/28/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2000	Age: 7 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/1998	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1998	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Diving or diving boards
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

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