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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 263
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PLAYING TETHER BALL;DX STRAINED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tetherball |
| 9Y/O,F,UPPER ARM PAIN WHILE PLAYING TETHER BALL AT SCHOOL, R UPPER ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PT HAS BEEN PLAYING A LOT OF TETHERBALL. DX: R BICEPS TENDONITIS. |
| 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: 03/25/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT FELL BACKWARD WITH TETHERBALL ROPE WRAPPED AROUND ARM AT SCHOOL ARM CONTUSION, PAIN, HAND NUMBNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL. TOOK A HARD SWING AT BALL ,MISSED. IMMEDI ATE PAIN. UNABLE TO MOVE ARM.DX. FX. LT. HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/1997 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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