Accidents - Tetherball - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,640
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,165	Face:	110
Wrist:	103	Lower Arm:	71
Upper Arm:	66	Ankle:	37
Head:	33	Knee:	30
Elbow:	7	Eyeball:	6
Hand:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2005	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: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
DX: R ELBOW FX WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL TODAY & INJURED HER LT 5TH FINGER, HAS PAIN & SWELLING. DX - LT 5TH FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
DX HEAD CONTUSION: HIT IN HEAD WITH TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
PT HIT A TETHER BALL WITH CLOSED RIGHT FIST WHILE @ SCHOOL FELT PAIN. DX RIGHT HAND CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
TODAY AT SCHOOL, FINGER JAMMED PLAYING TETHERBALL. DX: FINGER INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
15:15 FELL WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL. DX: SPRAIN ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT INJURED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL; 5TH FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PT WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL AT THE PLAYGROUND, & SHE JAMMED RT INDEX FINGER. DX: SPRAIN OF RT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL 6 DAYS AGO, SEEN AT DOCTO R, FEELING REALLY DIZZY, HEADACHE, NAUSEATED; POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL & THE BALL HIT HER LEFT 4TH FINGER & HYPEREXTENDED IT & HAS PAIN. DX - LEFT 4TH FINGER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
HIT IN EYE WITH TETHER BALL DX: NON-SPECIFIC EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL & STRUCK HER RT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE POLE. DX - RT MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
PT INJURED FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHER BALL AT SCHOOL DX: FRACTURE LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT HIT TETHERBALL WITH WRIST AT SCHOOL; WRIST HEMATOMA/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
INJURED R FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
JAM FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL FINGER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT PLAYING TETHERBALL AT HOME, POLE FELL DOWN HITTING PATIENT ON H EAD; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
FELL DOWN ON CONCRETE WHILE PLAYING W/ TETHERBALL. RT FOREARM & RT LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT HIT TETHERBALL AND BENT THUMB BACK AT PARK; THUMB STRAIN, POSSI BLE LIGAMENT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT INJURED HIS LT 4TH FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL TWO DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
R LEG PAIN, HURT ON TETHER BALL POLE DX: CONTUSION/SPRAIN R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PT FELL ONTO CONCRETE PLAYING TETHERBALL. DX: L KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
PT.INJ.L.THUMB AT HOME WHEN PLAYING OUTSIDE & FELL OFF A TETHERBALL POL E. DX; L.THUMB CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2005	Age: 13 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
DX: R ARM CONTUSION WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
HIT FINGER WITH TETHERBALL FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
DX RIGHT 5TH DIGIT FINGER FRACTURE: CAUGHT FINGER IN TETHERBALL, WHILE PLAYING AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL, HIT IN HEAD WITH BALL AND FIST AT SAME TIME, HEADACHE, VOMITING; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
R/O FX OF LEFT ARM INJURED WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PT C/O FINGER INJURY. PT JAMMED FINGER ON TETHER BALL. DX SPRAIN LFT RI NG FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A TETHERBALL SUSTAINING INJURY TO NOSE. DX - NASAL CARTLAGE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
TETHERBALL INJURY DX: CONTUSION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
HURT THUMB PLAYING TETHERBALL SPRAIN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
5TH FINGER FX-INJURED WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LEFT FINGER PAIN AFTER JAMMING FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL. DX - LEFT FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PLAYING TETHERBALL FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LEFT 5TH FINGER PAIN AFTER HITTING THE TETHER- BALL POLE WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL. DX-LEFT 5TH FINGER STRAIN/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PLAYING TETHERBALL THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
PT WAS HIT BY A TETHERBALL IN PE CLASS- C/O HEADACHE & DIZZINESS DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER SPRAIN: JAMMED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
WAS PLAYING TETHER BALL ON 03-11 AND INJURED R WRIST. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN, POSS. R SALTER HARRIS FX OR SCAOHOID FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
PLAYING TETHERBALL SMASHED PINKY WITH BALL FX PHALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
HIT WITH TEATHER BALL CONTUSION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT WITH NOSE BLEEDING, HIT IN NOSE WITH TETHERBALL YESTERDAY, HAD LARGE CLOT, HEADACHE ALL NIGHT; NASAL CONTUSION, BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
PT WAS PLAYING TEHTHERBALL AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY, & MIDDLE FINGER GOT JAMMED BY THE BALL. DX: LT MIDDLE FINGER METAPHYSEAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PT WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL & JAMMED THUMB DX: SPRAIN RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
WHILE PLAYING TETHER BALL AT RECESS, SMASHED RT. 3RD FINGERDX: SPRAIN F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
DX SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE: PLAYING TETHERBALL AND TWISTED ANKLE AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
FINGER JAMMED PLAYING TETHERBALL FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
DX RIGHT RING FINGER CONTUSION: PLAYING TETHERBALL AND INJURED FINGER AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PT C/O LEFT UPPER ARM PAIN WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL DX: ARM STRAIN RIGHT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
PAIN IN THE RIGHT WRIST AFTER THE BALL HIT HIM WHILE HE WAS PLAYINGTET HER-BALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
PT PLAYING TETHERBALL INJURED WRIST C/OPAIN AND SWELLING DX FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT HIT FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL; FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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