|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 235
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| PATIENT WAS WEARING A HALLOWEEN COSTUME THAT WAS FAIRLY STIFF, HAD A MECHANICAL FALL BACK HITTING HEAD. DX-POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| PT GOT COSTUME MAKE UP IN EYE. DX: RIGHT EYE ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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: Costumes or masks |
| INJURED (L) EYE FROM A MASK HE WAS WEARING----CORNEAL ABRASION (L) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| PT GOT HER R LEG CAUGHT IN SOMEONES HALLOWEEN CAPE AND TWISTED HER R KN EE. PAIN W/ WEIGHT BEARING. DX R KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| TRIPPED OVER COSTUME AT *** KNEE PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| STRUCK TO FOREARM BY A FACEMASK. DX CONTUSIO R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Costumes or masks |
| OLDER BROTHER THREW PLASTIC DARTHVADER HELMET AT PT, LACERATION EYEBROW /FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
