Accidents - Tetherball - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,261
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	56
Year 1998:	61
Year 1999:	16
Year 2000:	104
Year 2001:	120
Year 2002:	66
Year 2003:	151
Year 2004:	48
Year 2005:	33
Year 2006:	101
Year 2007:	54
Year 2008:	93
Year 2009:	106
Year 2010:	246

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 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: 10/06/2009	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
CHI HIT HEAD HARD WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
PT WAS @ SCHOOL PLAYING TETHERBALL WHEN BALL HIT HER CHEST AREA,ABDOMEN AND HAND VERY HARD HARD THEN LOC 30-40 SEC. DX CHI SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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
PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THE POLE THE BALL HANGS FROM DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
RAN INTO TETHERBALL POLE WHILE PLAYING AT SCCHOOL DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON TETHERBALL POLL AT SCHOOL; H EAD INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/04/2008	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
TETHERBALL INJURY HIT IN HEAD BY BALL DURING THE GAME DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 10 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
HIT IN THE FACE BY TETHERBALL @ RECESS - BLOODY NOSE AND LIP NO LOC. DX CHI EPISTAXIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A TETHERBALL POLE AT SCHOOL, SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
6 YOM WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL, AT SCHOOL, & BALL SWUNG AROUND & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, FELT WOOZY. DX: MINOR CHI, SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
MVC HITTING HEAD ON PASSENGER WINDOW YEST, TODAY HIT HEAD W/TETHERBALL AND NOW HEAD HURTS, HEADACHE, MVC-MUSCLE STRAIN NECK/ABD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
10 YOM WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY A TETHERBALL, AT SCHOOL, - ACTING CONFUSED NO LOC. DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
DX CONCUSSION: HIT IN FOREHEAD PLAYING TETHERBALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON TETHERBALL POLE; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A TETHER BALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
HIT IN HEAD FRI W/TETHER BALL YEST D-HEAD INJURY NOS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT WAS STRUCK BY TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL SUSTAINING HEAD INJURY. DX - POST-CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
TETHERBALL POLE HIT HEAD DX: SCALP LAC
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: 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: 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: 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: 12/08/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
GOT HIT IN HEAD W/ TETHER BALL AT SCHOOL, FELL DOWN, HIT POLE OR BLACKT OP, + LOC, DISORIENTED & COMBATIVE, ADMIT TO NEURO; CONCUSSION W/LOC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Tetherball
RUNNING AT SCHOOL, FELL AND HIT TETHER BALL POLE WITH HEAD; HEAD HEMATO MA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
PT WAS HIT IN FACE W/TETHERBALL. DX: HEAD CONT, EPISTAXIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
TETHERBALL POLE FELL TOWARD PATIENT ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL, PT FELL AN D STRUCK BACK OF HEAD; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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
CHILD HIT ON CHEEK WITH TETHERBALL. D:CLOSED HEAD INJURY, VIRAL SYNDROM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
TETHERBALL INJURY DX: LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball, Dancing
HIT IN FACE WITH TETHERBALL DURING DANCE CLASS HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 10 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
HIT IN FACE WITH TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL DX: HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
PT ON PLAYGROUND PLAYING TEETHER-BALL STRUCK HEAD W/ BALL. NO LOC. DX HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHEN PLAYING TETHERBALL ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL, HIT HEAD, DIZZY; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tetherball
TETHERBALL LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT FELL WHEN HALF WAY UP TETHERBALL POLE AT SCHOOL; CONCUSSION, CH IN LAC., HEAD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
PT WAS STRUCK IN FACE BY TETHERBALL.DX: CONCUSISON W/O LOC, EPISTAXIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD AND STOMACH BY TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL; HEADACHE, TETH ERBALL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
PT HIT IN HEAD FROM TEATHERERBALL AND FELL BACKWARDS. DX HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2001	Age: 6 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Tetherball, Poles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1998	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1998	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: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1997	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1997	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: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/1997	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: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tetherball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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