Accidents - Skateboards - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 639
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Skateboards
PT FELL FROM SKATEBOARD, PAIN TO UPPER LEG. D: CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Skateboards
PT WAS RIDING SKATEBOARD AT HOME WHEN INJURY OCCURED. DX. FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Skateboards
PATIENT FELL WHEN SKATEBOARDING 2 DAYS AGO, SEEN AT URGENT CARE FOR LEG INJURY; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Skateboards
PT STATES WAS RIDING SKATEBOARD AND FELL DX RT THIGH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Skateboards, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT RIDER OF A SKATEBOARD DOWN A RAILING AND FELL OFF FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Skateboards, Bicycles or accessories
R FX FEMUR/7YOM SITTING DOWN ON SKATEBOARD TIED TO BIKE. PT GOT OFF, BU T STRING WRAPPED AROUND LEG AND TRIPPED AND LEG SPLIT OPEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Skateboards
9 YOM FELL OFF SKATEBOARD AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH FROM THE SKATEBOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Skateboards
PT FELL WHILE RIDING SKATEBOARD, CONTUSION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Skateboards
PT WAS SKATEBOARDING AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER SKATEBOARDER. D: CONTU SION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Skateboards
PT WAS SKATEBOARDING & THE SKATEBOARD SLIPPED, HE FELL ONTO THE GROUND C/O SEVERE PAIN & DEFORMITY OF LT LEG. DX- FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Skateboards
SITTING ON SKATEBOARD, FELL DX: THIGH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Skateboards
DX: THIGH HEMATOMA WHEN STRUCK BY SKATEBOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Skateboards
HIT BY CAR WHEN SKATEBOARDING;DX CONTUSED UPPER LEGS AND ABDOMEN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Skateboards
FALL FROM SKATEBOARD DX: LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Skateboards
PT ON SKATEBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTED TO JUMP 5 FOOT EMBANKMENT AND FOOT DID NOT CONNECT W/ SKATEBOARD. DID SPLITS. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Skateboards
FELL ON SKATEBOARD;DX CONTUSED UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Skateboards
DX SALTER III FX L FEMUR: SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARS W/KNEE PLANTED OFF SKATEBOARD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Skateboards
THIGH PAIN PT FELL WHILE SKATEBOARDING. CONTUSION OF THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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