Accidents - Tetherball - 6-15 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,271
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	410	Head:	246
Hand:	233	Face:	139
Wrist:	93	Foot:	81
Elbow:	16	Ankle:	15
Lower Arm:	11	Neck:	6
Lower Leg:	5	Eyeball:	5
Lower Trunk:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
8 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER INJURY TO LT FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHER BALL AT SCHOOL TODAY- DX- SPRAIN, LT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2010	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
10YOF- PT WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL @ SCHOOL 5 DAYS AGO NOW HAS PAIN TO RIGHT THUMB. DX- THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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 SPRAIN INTERPHALANGEAL/FX PROX MIDDLE PHALANX: 6YOM C/O L MIDDLE FINGER PN/SWELL'/BRUIS'G OVER PIP JT AFTER HIT' TETHERBALL DUR'G RECESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
6 YO F WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL, JUMPED AND LANDED FOOT WRONG. DX: R FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 11 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
11 Y/O F HIT IN HEAD W/ TEATHER BALL CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
10YOM KICKED POLE WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL DX: FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball, Eyeglasses
8 YO F WITH AN EYE INJURY WHEN HIT BY TETHERBALL WHILE WEARING GLASSES DX: CONTUSION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2010	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
8 Y/O F HIT IN HEAD BY TETHERBALL LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
6YOM HIT WITH TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL, FELL BACK TO GROUND, CONFUSED AFTER INCONTINENT AT TIME; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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
9YOM STRUCK RIGHT WRIST ON POLE WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL, RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN AND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	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
10 YOF INJURED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL. DX: L FIFTH FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
10 YOM JAMMED RT. THUMB WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL, AT SCHOOL DX; RT THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
7 YOF WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL, IN THE YARD, & CUT HER RT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF METAL FROM A CAR, BEHIND HER. DX; FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
DX: 6 YO M W/ L RING FINGER SPRAIN FROM PLAYING TETHERBALL; GIVEN 100MG MOTRIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
11YOF HIT HER WRIST ON POLE, WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL, ON PLAYGROUND DX; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
8 YO M FX R ARM PLAYING TETHERBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
7 YO M HIT HEAD ON TETHERBALL POLE DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
9 Y/OF HIT HEAD ON TETHERBALL POLE CONT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
DX THUMB SPRAIN: 9YOF W/ THUMB PN, STARTED WHILE PLAY' TETHERBALL @ SCHOOL, HIT BALL W/ THUMB, PN PERSISTED ALL DAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball, Other playground equipment
DX: 11 YO M W/ R HAND CONTUSION WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL ACCIDENTALLY H IT R HAND AGAINST POLE IN MIDDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
11YOF; PT WAS PLAYIING TETHERBALL; PT STATES HAND WAS HURTING;DX:RT. HAND CONTUSION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
13YOF NECK SPRAIN HIT IN HEAD WITH TETHERBALL MULTIPLE TIMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 10 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
10YOF CONTUSION FINGER HIT FINGER ON TETHERBALL WHEN PLAYING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	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
8 Y/O WHITE MALE JAMMED THUMB PLAYING TETHERBALL DX SPRAINED RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Tetherball
11 YOF JAMMED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL. DX: L 5TH DIGIT PIP DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
HURT PLAYING TETHERBALL R 3RD FINGER PAIN 6 YO F #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
8YOF HIT HER HAND ON TETHERBALL, FINGERS BENT BACK; HAND/FINGER CONTUSI ONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
13YOF WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL, TODAY, & BRUISED HER PINKY FINGER DX; RT 5TH FINGER SPRAIN, & CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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 ANK: 11YOF @ SCHOOL PLAY' TETHERBALL, JUMP' UP TO REACH BALL & CAME DWN ON R ANK & FELT IT TURN UNDER HER & POPP' SOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2010	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: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
DX 5TH FINGER FX: 10YOM C/O 5TH FINGER PN X 1D AFTER JAM' FINGER PLAY' TETHERVALL @ SCHOOL; SWOLLEN & TENDER NOW W LIMITED ROM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
11 YO F STRAINED HER FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	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: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
11 YO M PLAYING TETHERBALL INJURED FINGER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
7 YO M HIT ON FACE WITH TETHERBALL. MAXILLARY INJURY. LEFT AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
11YOM WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL AND INJURED RIGHT HAND, RIGHT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
11 YO F FX FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
12 Y/O/F HIT FINGER PLAYING TEHTERBALL AT SCHOOL DX/ LEFT 4TH FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
12YOM; TETHERBALL ROD FELL AND HIT PT ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. D: CONCU SSION WITH LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
A 14 YOF WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A TETHERBALL. DX: FACIAL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
11YOF LACERATION FACE HIT IN HEAD WITH METAL PORTIONOF TETHERBALL WHILE PLAYING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
8YOF FELL WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL DX: ABRASIONS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
10YOF CONTUSION FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL STRUCK THUMB ON TETHERBALL PO LE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
11 YO F PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL AND FINGER HYPERFLEXED DX: L THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
7YOF TWISTED ANKLE WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL, NOW WITH LEG/ANKLE PAIN AT SCHOOL; POSSIBLE GROWTH PLATE FX OF LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
10YOF- PT WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL FELT SOMETHING PULLING/PAIN GROIN PAIN. DX MUSCLE STAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tetherball
9 YO M PLAYING TETHERBALL INJURED HIS WRIST DX: FX TO R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	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
9 YO F HURT FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL DX: R 5TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
DX CONTU L MIDDLE FINGER: 7YOWF JAM' L HAND MIDDLE FINGER SEVERAL DAY AGO PLAY' TETHERBALL @ SCHOOL; BRUISED, UNABLE TO BEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tetherball
11 YOM INJURED LT ELBOW YESTERDAY AFTER PLAYING TETHERBALL C/O PAIN AND SWELLING- DX-LEFT ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball, Soccer
10YOF W/WRIST PAIN X5 DAYS AFTER HITTING TETHER BALL W/WRIST OR USING S OCCER BALL AS TETHER BALL AT HOME; WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
13YOF JAMMED RT 5TH FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL DX; RT 5TH PHALANX CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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