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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 216
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/1999 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/1999 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/1999 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/1999 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Fences or fence posts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/1999 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/1999 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/30/1999 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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