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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,671
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A LARGE BOUNCY BALL AND FELL OFF LANDING ON WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN BOUNCING ON BOUNCY BALL AT SCHOOL, OR FELL OFF MONKEY BARS; HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH BROTHER AT HOME, BROTHER TRIPPED OVER A BALL AND K NEE STRUCK PT ON TAILBONE AREA 3 DAYS AGO, PAIN SINCE; SACRAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT WAS PLAYING AND FELL OF OFF BOUNCING BALL ONTO L ARM CONT. WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH *** BALL AT HOME WHILE WEARING HARD CONTACT LEN SE, LENSE BROKE AND RETAINED IN EYE; FB REMOVED, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Football |
| PATIENT HIT THUMB ON PLAYGROUND BALL AT SCHOOL 3 WEEKS AGO, AGGRAVATED BY PLAYING FOOTBALL, SWELLING; THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| WEARING SLIP-ON- BALLS ON FEET THAT CAN BOUNCE ON, FELL INJURING WRIST AT SCHOOL. DX: WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| TOY BALL STUCK ON TONGUE FOREIGN BODY TO TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT DODGING A BALL AND HIT FACE ON ENTERTAINMENT CENTER DX LAC EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT PLAYING *** AND DOING CARTWHEELS YESTERDAY, TODAY WOKE WITHSHOU LDER PAIN; SHOULDER MUSCLE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT'S BROTHER KICKED PLAYGROUND BALL INTO PT'S HAND AT HOME, BENT T HUMB BACK; THUMB SPRAIN, SOFT TISSUE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Built-in swimming pools |
| 4 DAYS AGO WHL PLAYING IN SWIMMING POOL PT WAS HIT IN FACE WITH A SMALL PLASTIC BALL,C/O BLURRED VISION,CONJ. LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| LEFT GREAT TOE CONTUSION - HIT WITH A BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH PLASTIC BAT AT HOME; SUBCONJUNCTUAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| 7 YO BM - LACERATION OF HARD PALATE OF MOUTH - STEPPED ONTO TOY GOLF CL UB WHICH STOOD UP AND HIT HIM ON INSIDE OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| HIT LG BEACH BALL JAMMED FINGERS; HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY BROTHER WITH PLASTIC GOLF CLUB AT HOME, INTENT N OT STATED; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Grills |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOY BALL, HIT BAR BQ GRILL DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT HIT ON SIDE OF FACE BY PLASTIC GOLF CLUB AT SISTER'S HOUSE YEST ERDAY, FACIAL SWELLING; FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| 6Y/O F C/O HURT L HAND MIDDLE FINGER; PT WAS PLAYING BALL AT DAYCARE. D X: FRACTURE TO LFT HAND LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| HIT IN HEAD BY PLASTIC GOLF CLUB/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT. WAS HIT IN FACE WITH TOY BAT AND LAC. IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT HURT FINGER WHEN HE WAS HIT WITH A BEACH BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH RUBBER BALL, HAVING EYE PAIN; LEFT WITHOUT BEIN G SEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT KICKED *** FOOTBALL AND STUBBED TOE INTO GROUND LAST NIGHT; TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 12 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: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT STRUCK IN EYE WITH A *** 3 DAYS AGO, HAVING EYE PAIN WITH BLURR ED VISION; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT STRUCK ON NOSE WITH PLASTIC BAT AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE; NOSE LAC., NOSE HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Slides or sliding boards |
| HIT WITH PLASTIC BAT WHILE GOING DOWN SLIDEEYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| 11 YOFC PLAYING WITH BROTHER & ACCIDENTALLY GOT HIT IN L TEMPORAL AREAW ITH PLASTIC GOLF SET/ LACERATION L. TEMPORAL AREA OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT WITH EPISODE OF FIGHTING WITH PARENTS,OBSERVED BY MOM HITTING HIS HE AD WITH A PLASTIC BAT AND PINCHING HIMSELF,PSYCH EMERGENCY |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT HIT IN ABDOMEN WITH PLASTIC GOLF CLUB BY FRIEND, INTENT NOT MEN TIONED; RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STRUCK IN HEAD WITH A LARGE BEACH BALL IN GYM CLASS FELL HITITNG HEA D ON FLOOR/,DOES NOT REPORT IF INTENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN - TWISTED TO KEEP AWAY FROM A BALL IN GYM CLASS @ SCH OOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT TRYING TO BALANCE STANDING ON LARGE RUBBER BALL AT SCHOOL, FELL ON ELBOW; ELBOW FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| BACK STRAIN-TRIPPED OVER A BEACH BALL & FELL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Baseball |
| R MAX CONT/12YOWM PLAYING BASEBALL W/PLASTIC BAT AND WAS STRUCK IN EYEA REA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT. THROWING A BALL C/O ELBOW PAIN DX: RIGHT ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT PLAYING WITH DOG. DOG WENT TO GRAB BALL AND BIT PT'S FINGER DX: NO D X LWBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT FELL IN DRIVEWAY WHEN PLAYING *** YESTERDAY, FELL ON OUTSTRETCH ED HAND; WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| GYM CLASS-JUMP THRU HULA-HOOP, HIT KNEE OF CROSS JUMPER POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME, FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment, Televisions |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN STANDING ON A BALL, HIT HEAD ON TV AT HOME; SCALP LAC . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| IN GYM CLASS AT SCHOOL TODAY A PLASTIC BAT FLEW OUT OF A GIRL'S HAND ACCIDENTALLY AND STRUCK PATIENT IN THE FACE. DX FACIAL CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT PLAYING WITH PLASTIC GOLF CLUB, HIT SELF IN FACE, LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT HIT IN EYE BY WIFFLE BALL GOLF BALL SIZE, CONTUSION R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| 10 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME PLAYING GOLF WITH A PLASTIC GOLF CLUB WHEN SH E WAS HIT WITH THE CLUB LACERATING HER FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| HOLDING BALL, THUMB BENT BACK WHEN SOMEONE TOOK BALL AVULSION FX THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| HIT FACE WITH PLASTIC TOY GOLFCLUB NONDISPLACED ORBITAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT HIT IN NOSE WITH A THROWN HARDBALL DX: NO DX LWBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| WRIST FRACTURE - RUNNING AND PLAYING WITH A BALL. BALL WENT UNDERNEATH AND CHILD FELL INJURING LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH RUBBER BOUNCY BALL AT SCHOOL; TRAUMATIC IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| 7 YOM INJURED LEFT ANKLE WHEN PLAYING ON A BALL/ DX: LEFT ANKLESPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT WAS HIT BY A BALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toy sports equipment |
| PT HIT TO FACE WITH BALL, INJURING NOSE DX: FX NASAL BONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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