Accidents - Go-carts - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 521
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	51
6-15 years old:	348
16-25 years old:	106
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT HAD GO CART ACCIDENT, GO CART CAUGHT ON FIRE, PATIENT WALKED INTO IT. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 46 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: Go-carts
HIT BY GO-CART 1 WEEK AGO LOWER LEG CONTUSION CH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
C/O PT STATES WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND WAS RAN OVER BY A GO CART DX RT LOWER LEG ABRASDION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
RIDING GO CART APX 25 MPH IN WOODED AREA, FLIPPED OVER AND GOT LOWER LE G PIERCED W/BRANCH ON SHIN, FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 24 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: Go-carts
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A LOWER LEG FROM BEING STRUCK BY A GO-CART AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Go-carts, Hammers
PT WAS HITTING A GO- CART WITH A HAMMER WHEN SPARKS FLEW -GAS TANK BLEW UP PT JEANS CAUGHT FIRE. DX PARTIAL THIGKNESS BURNS LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
FX LOWER LEG,CRASHED GO CART
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
FX LOWER LEG, CRASHED GO CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
GOT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER GOCART ABRASIONS/LACERATION HEEL, FX TIBIA/FIBULA FOOT BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 14 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: Go-carts
GO CART INJURY LEADING TO OUTPATIENT SURG OF FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
FX LOWER LEG WITH RAN HIS GO CART INTO PARKED CAR
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Go-carts
INJURED RIDING GO-CART/LOWER LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PT CUT LEG ON GO CART AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
10 YO FELL OFF GO-CART LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT FELL OFF GO CART ON THE STREET YESTERDAY AND INJURED LEG DX// CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 13 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: Go-carts
PT ON A GO-CART RACK AND STRUCK LOWER LEG GOING AROUND A CORNER TOO SHA RP LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 25 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: Go-carts
PT CRASHED GO CART INTO *** BARRIER AT GO CART TRACK. DX: R LEG LACCS 7 CM, 4 CM & 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Go-carts
SPRAIN R LOWER LEG; WAS @ FRIEND'S HOUSE PLAYING WITH GO-CART, CART STA TIONARY, PT SSTANDING ON WHEEL & FELL OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Go-carts
PTS BROTHER WAS DRIVNG A GO-CART AROUND THE BLOCK A FEW TIMES WHEN HE P ULLED UP IN THE DRIVEWAY THE CHILD TOUCHED ENGINE WITH LEG THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CONTUSED LOWER LEG ON GO CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts, Motor vehicles or parts
FX L LWR LEG, PT RIDING A GO-CART, CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR AT THE ST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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