Accidents - Swings or swing sets - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 666
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
A SWING BROKE AND FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG. DX-RIGHT SHIN CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING TIBIA CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF OF A SWING AND LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT WAS ON SWINGSET AND JUMPED OFF - NOW C/O PAIN TO LEFT TIBIA. D: FR ACTURE LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL FROM SWING WHILE STANDING ON SWING CUTTING LT LEG, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
9 YOWF JUMPED OFF A SWING SET SUSTAINING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND LANDED ON LEG FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FRACTURE TIBIA, FIBULA, WAS ON CHAIR SWING AND IT BROKE, LANDED ON GROUND WITH LEG BENT UNDER HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Fences or fence posts
PT WAS SWINGING ON ROPE SWING AND HIT LEG ON BARBED WIRE FENCE POST. DX: R LEG LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ON METAL SWING, HURT FOOT ON METAL SCREW DX: LACERATION RT. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING-FRACTURED TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL FROM SWING SET, ACUTE PSOAS STRAIN L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.FELL OFF SWING SUSTAIN SMALL CUT TO LT.KNEEAND L T.LEG. DX- LACERATION LT. LEG FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
TRIED TO STOP SWING;FX TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FX LOWER LEG WHEN HE FELL FROM A SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT CAUGHT LEG IN SWING, MUSCULAR STRAIN R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
SWINGING ON SWING, CAUGHT LEG ON SHARP METAL STICKING OUT OF SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING DX. CALF LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets, Fences or fence posts
PT DX FX OF POST ASPECT OF DISTAL RT TIBIA - S/P FELL OFF SWING,HITTING HER RT KNEE AGAINST A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF OF A SWING AND AVULSED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT FELL OFF SWING SET; TIBIA/FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FRACTURED LEG FALLING OFF SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
CUT LOWER LEG WHEN ON SWING SET AND CAUGHT ON SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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