Accidents - Swings or swing sets - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,495
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	593
6-15 years old:	640
16-25 years old:	82
26-50 years old:	164
50+ years old:	14

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PER MOM, PT FELL WHILE PLAYING ON SWING SET, WILL NOT PUT WEIGHT ON L L EG. DX. SPRAIN L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
DX ACL AVULSION L KNEE/FX TIBIA PROXIMAL: W SWING'G IN TIRE SWING W FRIEND W ROPE BROKE & PT LANDED ON L KNEE W TIRE & WT OF BOTH CHILDREN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL FROM SWING;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWINGSET;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT ON A SWING WHEN CHAIN BROKE PT FELL LANDING ON (L) LEG DX- TIB/FI B FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF SWING FROM HIGH HEIGHT AND INJURED LEG WHEN LANDED, NOW W /SWELLING AND PAIN TO LOWER LEG; LOWER LEG INJURY/PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING AT HOME; FRACTURE, LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT WITH FRACTURED LEG, JUMPED OFF A SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FX LEG- FELL ROPE SWING
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT STATES BRUISE TO LEG AFTER HITTING LEG ON SWING; LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
OPEN TIBIA FX FELL OUT OF SWING LOC UNK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
JUMPED OFF A SWING SET, ?HIGHT, LANDING ONTO LEG WITH NOW PAINFUL WITH SWELLING>>TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING, HURT LEG. D; LACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
SWING SET FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG; LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL FROM A SWING AND FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWINGSET;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF OF SWING AT HOME LT LOWER LEG PAIN DX LT LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF OF SWING AT PARK. DX: L LEG CONT, POSS L KNEE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED ABOUT 4 FT OFF OF A SWING SET YESTERDAY AND INJURED HIS R LOW ER LEG. HAS NOT WALKED SINCE. PAIN IN LEG. DX R TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL FROM LOW SWING. DX LEG FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
JUMPED OFF SWINGSET;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF A SWING, LANDING ON LEG- SHARP SHOOTING PAIN DX: LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF ROPE SWING AND LANDED ON A ROCK. DX: R SHIN LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT ON SWING WHEN HIT IN LOWER LEG BY ANOTHER SWING; LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT C/O PAIN TO RLE, CLAF AREA, S/P FALLING FROM SITTING POSITION FROM P ORCH SWING, SWING LANDED ON LEG. DX. HEMATOMA, CONT, CRUSH INJ L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT HURT LEG WHEN FELL FROM A SWING. D: LEFT LEG FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING. DX: L DISTAL FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 2 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF A SWING, ?HIGHT OFF THE GROUND, NO LIMPING >> TRANASIENT SYNOVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 9 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF OF A SWING AT THE PLAYGROUND AND SUSTAINED A LAC TO THE L LOWER LEG. NEEDS STITCHED. DX L LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT JUMPED OFF SWING AT DAYCARE YESTERDAY, UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT ON LEG SINCE; TIBIA/TODDLER'S FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
REPORTS FALLING OFF ROPE SWING SCRAPING SHIN ONTO ROCKS SERVERAL DAY SA GO, NOW WITH WORSENING REDNESS, SWELLING>> CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF A LOW SWING-LEFT LEG PAIN(UNABLE TO WALK) DX; FRACTURE TIBI A SHAFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF CONTUSION TO THE LOWER LEG WHEN FELL OFF A SWING.?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
CUT LOWER LEG ON METAL SWING LAC LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF OF A SWING AND INJURED HER R LEG. HAS PAIN AND CANNOT BEAR WEIGHT. DX R LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
RIGHT TIBIAL FX. PT FELL WHEN PORCH SWING BROKE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT GOT LEG CAUGHT IN ROPE SWING. DX; FRACTURE TO LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL FROM SWING;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
LOWER LEG CT-FELL OFF SWING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT BEING PUSHED ON A SWING TODAY,FELT PAIN IN L LOWER LEG DX TIB FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets, Day wear
FEW DAYS AGO, PLAYING ON A WOODEN SWING SET, FELL SCRAPING LEG, WEARING JEANS ON, NOW WITH LEG SWELLING, REDNESS >> CELLULITIS/ABCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING,C/O PAIN TO BOTH LOWER LEGS DX B/L TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 12 months	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING DX: L LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT CAUGHT LEG IN A SWING AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT INJURED LOWER LEG ON SWING AT SCHOOL. DX: LEFT TIBIA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
WAS PLAYING ON SWING SET FELL WONT WALK CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF OF SWING. DX: L SHIN LAC 3.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING AT HOME FX LOWER R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 4 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF A SWING AT THE PARK 2 DAYS PRIOR. PT LANDED ON FEET BUT HAS SINCE REFUSED TO BEAR WEIGHT ON L LEG. DX L FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT WAS ON A SWING TODAY,R LOWER LEG DRAGGED UNDERNEATH,+ABRASION DX R SPIRAL TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
WAS SWINGING ON A SWINGSET AND HIT RIGHT SHIN AGAINST POLE. DX: RIGHT L OWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF OF A SWING 4 DAYS AGO. DX: R TIBIAL SPIRAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
RT CALF SWING.PT WAS PUSHING DAUGHTER ON A SWING AND FELT A POP IN CALF .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FX TIBIA, WAS @ SCHOOL AND JUMPED OUT OF SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT PLAYING AT PARK WITH MOM WHEN FELL OFF SWING, LANDED ON SIDE, R EFUSING TO WALK; TODDLER'S FX., HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
11 YO SWINGING ON SWING HIT LEG ON POLE CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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