Accidents - Seesaws or teeterboards - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,568
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	248
Year 1998:	80
Year 1999:	203
Year 2000:	75
Year 2001:	79
Year 2002:	144
Year 2003:	94
Year 2004:	93
Year 2005:	36
Year 2006:	197
Year 2007:	163
Year 2008:	91
Year 2009:	39
Year 2010:	21

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 11 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
11YOF, WAS PLAYING ON SEESAW LATER DEVELOPED HEEL PAIN>>ACHILLES TENDON ITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
6YOM FELL OFF TEETER TOTTER, HIT ON SHIN; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 6 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: Laceration
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT CUT LEG WHEN FELL FROM SEE-SAW. D: LEFT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT PLAYING AT THE PARK ON A TEETER TOTTER AND CUT SHIN; LOWER LEG LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT HIT LOWER LEG ON TEETER TOTTER X1 WK AND WOUND SCABBED OVER, PT PICK ED AT SCAB YEST, NOW W/DRAINAGE AND REDNESS; CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 11 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: Fracture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PLAYING ON SEESAW @ THE PLAYGROUND&FELL, ?HEIGHT, LANDING ONTO OVER TWI STED LEG>>TIBIA/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 9 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT JUMPED OFF TEETER TOTTER AT PLAYGROUND, HIT CHIN, FOOT GOT STUCK UND ER METAL BAR & TWISTED FOOT, NOW W/ANKLE PAIN & SWELLING; LWR LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 6 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: Other
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT PLAYING ON SEE SAW WHILE AT PARK OR CAMP & LEG GOT CRUSHED UNDERNEAT H IT, NOW W/SWELLING & TENDERNESS TO DISTAL LWR LEG; LEG/ANKLE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
R CALF CONT/8YOM WHILE AT THE *** TONIGHT AT APPROX 9PM, CAUGHT R LOWER LEG UNDERNEATH TEETER-TOTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 10 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT WAS ON SEE-SAW TRIED TO JUMP OFF SEE-SAW FELL ONTO PT'S LEG CUTTING LEG. DX DEEP LARGE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2008	Age: 7 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: Hematoma
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
HURT LEG TRYING TO GET OFF SEE-SAW. DX HEMATOMA LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
FELL OFF SEE-SAW/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 6 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
6 YO FELL OFF SEE SAW INJURED LEG FX TIBIA CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN FELL FROM A SEE-SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
4 CM RT LEG LACERATION WITH REPAIR: RT POSTERIOR CALF CAUGHT ON PIECE OF METAL ON HOMEMADE SEESAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 8 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT'S LEG GOT CAUGHT IN TEETER TOTTER AT PARK. DX: R LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 6 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
LEFT CALF CONTUSION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A TEETER-TOTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
14 YOM RAN INTO SEESAW ON PLAYGROUND CAUSING CONTUSION AND HEMATOMA TO LOWER LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 7 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: Fracture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT FRACTURED A LOWER LEG BY FALLING FROM A TEETER-TOTTER AT A PARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 10 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
INJ SHIN ON A SEESAW, LATER THE SITE GOT INFECTED " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/12/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
CONTUSION LEG - TEETER TOTTER CAME DOWN AND HIT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT RAN INTO A SEE SAW AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 7 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
LLL CAUGHT IN SEESAW, PAIN DX: CONTUSION LLL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER LEG WITH A SEE-SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 12 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
FOOT GOT HUNG GETTING OFF SEE-SAW AT PARK. FX TIB FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2005	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: Fracture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PLAYING ON A SEESAW AND FELL OFF ONTO BACK AND FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 9 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
PATIENT WAS INJURED ON A SEE-SAW AT THE PARK. DX-LOWER LEG CONTUSION, SPRAIN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
PATIENT SLIPPED OFF PLASTIC TEETER TOTTER AT PARK; LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 9 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: Fracture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
FELL, THEN TEETER-TOTTER FELL AGAINST LEFT KNEE DX: FRACTURED LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 10 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: Puncture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
10 YO M PLAYING ON SEESAW INJURED LEG ON BOLT FROM SEESAW PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 10 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
PT STATES SHE FELL OFF SEESAW AT THE PARK LANDING ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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: Seesaws or teeterboards
CHILD EJECTED FROM TEETER TOTTER BOARD AT CHURCH. D: SOFT TISSUE INJURY , LOWER LEG AND UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 10 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
CONTUSION LOWER LEG - 10 YOF FELL OFF TEETER-TOTTER AND NOW HAS A GOOSE EGG ON RIGHT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 13 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
FELL OFF SEESAW CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 9 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2001	Age: 6 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/1999	Age: 9 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/1999	Age: 8 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: Seesaws or teeterboards, Slides or sliding boards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1999	Age: 10 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1999	Age: 14 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/1999	Age: 10 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1998	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1998	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1998	Age: 11 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: Fracture
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/1997	Age: 14 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: Laceration
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1997	Age: 11 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1997	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: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/1997	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: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1997	Age: 7 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: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1997	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Seesaws or teeterboards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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