Accidents - Other playground equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,417
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Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
WAS IN A LOCAL GYM, ON A ZIPLINE THAT BROKE, & FELL 3-4 FT., HIT BACK OF HEAD- NO LOC. DX; HEAD & NECK TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS AT RECESS AND FELL OFF OF THE MERRY-GO-ROUND AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE BAR. NO LOC. BUMP ON HEAD LARGER IN SIZE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment, Fans
FELL IN PLAYGROUND JUMPER AT PARTY AT HOME, HIT FAN, DX; HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL FROM ***, 8-9 FEET OFF THE GROUND, LANDING ONTO THEBACK, NO LOC>>C LOSED HEAD INJUREY,BACK MUSCLE STRAIN/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON A METAL POLE ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
JUMPED ON MERRY GO ROUND & GOT HIT IN HEAD. SCHOOL NURSE + LOC. HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Other playground equipment
PT C/O PLAYING IN JUMPER HEAD FIRST ONTO CONCRETE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FRONT OF CITY HALL -HEMATOMA TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL 5 FT FROM A ***, ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND, & HIT HER HEAD- POSS.LOC FOR 15 SECONDS. DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, LT FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL WHILE PLAYING AT SCHOOL HIT PLAYGROUND POLE DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS @ SCHOOL ON PLAYGROUND DURING RECESS FALL HITTING HEAD ONBARS. D X CONCUSSION TO HEAD/HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
YESTERDAY WAS PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND FELL HITTING FACE ONTO A BAR NOW WITH FACIAL SWELLING.DX CHI/CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PT AT THE PLAYGROUND AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON A "BAR" SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL APPROX 6 FT OFF OF A ZIPLINE AT THE PARK YEST. NO LOC. LANDED O N NECK AND HEAD. FELT OK. W/ INCRESED HEAD/NECK PAIN TODAY. DX CONCUSSI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL FROM MERRY GO ROUND AT SCHOOL DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON A BAR ON PLAYGROUND; MINOR HEAD INJURY, HEAD ABRASI ON
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT AT RECESS STANDING NEAR PARALLEL BARS ON PLAYGROUND WHEN ANOTHER CHI LD ACCID HIT HER IN HEAD W/ HAND. NO LOC. WASNT STRUCK HARD. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT JUMPING AT SCHOOL ON PLAYGROUND, HIT HEAD ON SPRING ON PLAYGROU ND EQUIPMENT, HEAD BOUNCED X3, FELL ON GROUND; HEAD INJ, SCALP CONTUSIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment, Chairs
PATIENT FELL 4-6 FT FROM ***, HIT TOP OF HEAD ON STEEL CHAIR LEG; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
AT PLAYGROUND ON A SPINNING OBJECT AND FELL OFF. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA WITH POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE - WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE AT SCHOOL, TURNED WRONG AND HIT POLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment, Flying toys
RAN INTO A POLE, AT SCHOOL, WHILE PLAYING * *, HITTING HISHEAD- NO LOC, BUT VERY SLEEPY. DX: CHI, HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF OF MERRY-GO-ROUND AT SCHOOL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD DX- LAC TO BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
CUT TO HEAD RAN INTO POLE AT SCHOOL DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
9 YO TRIPPED STRUCK HEAD ON AAPOLE HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL FROM A ZIPLINE AT THE PARK AND STRUCK HER HEAD. NO LOC. WAS INI TIALLY LETHARGIC. VOMITED TWICE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT RAN INTO METAL POLE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT RIDING *** FROM TREE HOUSE TO PORCH WHEN FELL 7-8 FT & HIT BACKOF HE AD ON ROCK, NO LOC, NOW W/DIZZINESS; CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF OF MERRY-G0-ROUND AT PARK AND HIT BACK OF HEAD HAS LAC TO BA CK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT PLAYING WITH COUSIN AT PLAYGROUND W/O ADULT SUPERVISION, HIT HE AD ON A BLACK BAR, NO LOC; MINOR HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF SPINNING TOY AT PLAYGROUND. HIT HEAD ON BAR. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS PLAYING ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND, PT WAS LEANING OVER THE SIDE WHEN HIT HEADS WITH ANOTHER CHILD. DX: MILD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Other playground equipment
H'TOMA HEAD- FELL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL IN PLAYGROUND JUMPER AT HOME DX: HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL ON BAR OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT;DX CONTUSED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL AT PLAYGROUND AND HIT HEAD ON POLE. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
DX LWBS: HEAD PAIN CAUSED BY PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT BEING PUSHED ON GLIDER ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL, FELL OFF BACK O NTO METAL PLATFORM; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
ALREADY IN HOSPITAL - RECEIVING TREATMENT AND FELL FROM A ***. DXSUPER FICIAL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT STRUCK HEAD ON METAL BAR ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL, NO LOC, PUPIL S NOT REACTING; CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
LACERATION TO SCALP - HIT A POLE WHILE PLAYING IN THE SCHOOL YARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
INJURY TO LEFT FOREHEAD WALKING INTO A POLE AT SCHOOL.DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL WHILE PLAYING ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment, Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
HEAD TRAUMA AFTER FALLING OFF PT WAS ON TOP LEVEL, 5 FT HIGH FELL HIT H EAD ON METAL POLE LANDED ON RUBBER PADDLING, PLAYING ON A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
BONKED HEADS WITH ANOTHER CHILD WHILE ON THE PLAYGROUND MERRY-GO-ROUND NO LOC. DX: CHI, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF *** AT SCHOOL, LANDED ON LEGS THEN HIT HEAD ON METAL PLATFORM, BLACKED OUT X5 SEC, NOW W/INCREASED SEIZURES; HEAD INJ, SEIZURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT OUT ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL, ANOTHER CHILD THREW A TIRE CHIP HI TTING PATIENT ON BACK OF HEAD BY POINTY END; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL 8-10 FEET OFF A *** HITTING NECK ON THE WAY DOWN&LANDING ONTO HEAD , NO LOC>> CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
DX CHI/R THUMB BUCKLE FX/SPLINT IN PLACE: SLIPPED OFF LOW BAR SHE WAS SWINGING ON @ PLAYGROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
HIT HEAD ON METAL POLE, CLOSED HEAD INJURY CONTUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
HIT HEAD ON POLE DX: BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT HIT HEAD ON A POLE, AT SCHOOL, ON THE PLAYGROUND, A FEW DAYS AGO, WHILE RUNNING- NO LOC, BUT NOW IS ACTING LETHARGIC. DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT STATES FELL OFF MERRY-G0-ROUND HITTING HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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