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Accidents - Drinking fountains - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 449
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:112Face:110
Head:72Wrist:67
All Of Body:38Hand:16
Mouth:15Upper Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CAUGHT FINGER UNDER WATER FOUNTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
SLIPPED HIT HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
PT GOT ANGRY AT SCHOOL PUNCHED A WATER FOUNTAIN SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
HIT FOREHEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
12 YO BM - L WRIST INJURY - POSSIBLE GROWTH INJURY - LEANED ON HYPEREX TENDED WRIST ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
PT. WAS AT SCHOOL AT ORPHANAGE AND PASSED OUT AT WATER FOUNTAIN. DX. S YNCOPE, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
LIP LACERATION - 8 YOF WALKED INTO WATER FOUNTAIN LACERATING LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT FELL INTO WATER FOUNTAIN AT URGENT CARE CENTER; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT HIT HER CHIN ON A WATER FOUNTAIN. DX-LACERATION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
LAC (L) THUMB, PT PLAYING WITH WATER FROM THE WATER FOUNTAIN AT THE BRONX ZOO, SOME BLEEDING, NO PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
DRINKING FOUNTAIN LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains, Day wear
LT THIGH LAC-AT WATER FOUTAIN-CAUGHT HIS PANTS ON THE FOUNTAIN & WAS CUT ON SHARP METAL AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
PT RUNNING CAUGHT FINGER ON WATER FOUNTAIN, FX L 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
CHILD SLIPPED ON WATER WHILE GETTING DRINK AT FOUNTAIN. BONKED HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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