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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,108
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Wrist:301Mouth:209
Lower Arm:147Upper Arm:83
Lower Trunk:74Lower Leg:68
Upper Trunk:68Ankle:60
Face:38Neck:20
Head:17Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/29/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHIPPED (L) FRONT TOOTH(INCISOR). SMALL MULTI LACS ON UPPER & LOWER LIP AFTER RUNNING INTO CLOTHESLINE. DX: CHIPPED TOOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
STRUCK LOWER LEG ON CLOTHES LINE POLE WHILE RUNNING THROUGH YARD/ CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHILD FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE AT HOME. D: MIDSHAFT ULNA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT. WALKED INTO A CLOTHESLINE LAST PM, HAS LAC ABOVE R EYE AND ACROSS B RIDGE OF NOSE. DX. LAC FH, FACIAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL WHILE CLIMBING ON A CLOTHES LINE AT HOME FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PLAYING ON CLOTHESLINE POLE, SWINGING, FELL & BROKE RT. ARM DX: OPEN FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/25/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
LACERATION TO INSIDE OF MOUTH FROM CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
WAS PLAYING AND SMACKED HER LT ARM ON A CLOTHESLINE POLE. FX LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/04/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7 YOWF WAS CLIMBING ON CLOTHES WIE WHEN SHE JUMPED OFF AND LANDED ON HE R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
13 YOF FELL OFF CLOTHS LINEDX SPRAIN OF L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL FROM CLOTHESLINE;BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7YOF PLAYING ON CLOTHESLINE AT HOME, FELL OFF INJURING HER WRIST DX: FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE ONE WEEK AGO, SLAMMED CHIN INTO CHEST PAIN WITH DEEP BREATH. DX: STERNAL AND ANTERIOR CHEST WALL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND FELL FROM CLOTHESLINEONTO CEMENT HITTING LEFT FOREARM. DX FOREARM FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Buckets or pails
CHILD HANGING FROM CLOTHESLINE WHEN HE FELL 2 FEET TO GROUND AND HIT ARM ON PLASTIC BUCKET. D: HUMERUS SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FX L DISTAL ULNA/RADIUS; CHILD WAS SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
LACERATION MOUTH - PATIENT WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE AT HOME AFTER DARK AND R AN INTO A CLOTHSLINE WHICH CUT HIM ACROSS THE GUMS OF LOWER INCISORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RAN INTO WIRE CLOTHESLINE AND CUT GUM AND INNER LIP. D: LACERATION LOWER GINGIVIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL FROM SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE AT HOME, & FELL FORWARD ON RT.SIDE & WRIST. DX: RIGHT WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE YESTERDAY, ROPE BURN ON NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT CUT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON METAL PART OF CLOTHESLINE. D: LACERATIONS CALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SWINGING ON THE CLOTHESLINE AT HOME WHEN IT WRAPPED AROUND HIS RIGHT HAND LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT L ANKLE ON A CLOTHES RACK. DX. L ANKLE SPRAIN AND CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
STATUS RAN THROUGH A CLOTHES LINE AND CAUGHT HER AROUND THE NECK. PASSE D OUT DX: CERVICAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
HANGING ON CLOTHES LINE AT HOME FELL ONTO OUT STRETCHED LEFT ARM DX BUCKLE FRACTURE LEFT HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE WHEN SITTING ON IT DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
14 YOF BACK STRAIN; RAN INTO WIRE CLOTHELINE WHILE CHASING DOG A W EEK AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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