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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 438
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 5 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 8 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| DX: L LEG F.B. (SPLINTER) WHEN INJURED SELF ON WOODEN PLAYSTRUCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| 5YO WHITE MALE AT SCHOOL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT,CUT LEG ON A SCREW FROM EQUIPMENT,DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| LEFT SHIN HEMATOMA.PT HIT SHIN ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| CLIMBING ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AT SCHOOL, WHEN HE FELL TO THE GROUND ROLLED HIS ANKLE. DX; NON-DISPLACED DISTAL TIBIA & FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 2 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FX LEG FALLING FROM PLAY STRUCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | 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: Playground equipment |
| FELL FROM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ONTO LOWER LG DX: PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FELL FROM 6 FT PLATFORM FLIPPED FORWARD, LANDING ON BACK/ LEG. DX RIGHT LEG STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT X2MONTHS AT PARK & INJURED LEG, NOW W/ THIGH & HIP PAIN X2DAYS, WALKING W/LIMP, UNSURE OF RE-INJURY; LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT HIT LOWER LEG ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX STRAINED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| WAS PLAYING ON PLAYGROUND, & GOT LT LEG TRAPPED IN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT BETWEEN 2 BARS- IMMEDIATE PAIN. DX: LT PROXIMAL TIBIAL SHAFT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| SLIPPED OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DX: LEG LIMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | 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: Playground equipment |
| PALYGROUND EQUIPMENT INJURY DX: FX LEG AT FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT INJURED LEG ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. DX: L LOWER LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 6 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: Laceration |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL FROM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DX: LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT KICKED PLASTIC PLAYGROUND EQIP.CONTUSION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | 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: Playground equipment |
| FELL BETWEEN BOARDS OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX STRAINED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 8 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: Playground equipment |
| PT GOT HIS FOOT STUCK IN PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIP AND FELL BACKWARD. L LEG WAS STUCK. UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT. DX L TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT TURNED OVER/TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 7 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: Playground equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED LEG AGAINST A PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 16 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| LOWER LEG AB-FELL OVER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT-@ A PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 22 months | 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: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND BRIDGE ONTO SSAND- LT LOWER LEG INJURY DX: NON-DISPLACED SPIRAL FRACTURE OF DISTAL TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 11 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: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 23 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT WAS AT A PLAYGROUND WHEN SHE FELL OFF OF A PIECE OF EQUIP. FALL APPR OX 5-6 FEET TO GROUND. PT LIMPING ON R LEG. DX R LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 10 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: Laceration |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT WAS ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DIZZY LIZZY, SPINNING PLATFORM WENT DOWN ON HER LEG. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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: Other |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DX: R LEG LIMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 2 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: Other |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| LEG PAIN FELL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 8 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: Playground equipment |
| DX: L LEG FX WHEN FELL ON PLAYSTRUCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FX LOWER LEG ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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