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Accidents - Swings or swing sets - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 611
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Date: 12/30/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT HAS A CAST FROM PREVIOUS INJURY; TODAY WAS ON A SWING AND TRIED TO S TOP; FORGOT TO LIFT LEG AND JAMMED CAST INTO GROUND. D: FX L TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
7YOF SWING BROKE AND FELL ONTO ROCKS TODAY AT HOME SUSTAINING A LEG INJ URY,+MODERATE PAIN,SEEN AT URG CARE AND SPLINTED;R-LEG TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
LAC L LOWER LEG/10YOM WHILE AT DAD'S HOUSE, LACERATED L LEG ON PATIO SW ING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
CONTUSION LOWER LEG - 9 YOF WAS SWINGING ON A SWING WHEN IT CAME UNSCRE WED CAUSING PT TO FALL, C/O SCRAPES AND ABRASIONS TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING. " TIB/FIB FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT WITH DOG BITE TO LT LEG BY FAMILY PIT BULL DOG WHILE SWINGING ON SWI NG, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT TWISTED LEG IN SWING SET. DX: CONT L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
12Y/F FELL UNDER A SWING AND CAUGHT HER ANKLE TODAY AT NEIGHBOR'S HOME, PT HEARD ANKLE POP,ABLE TO MOVE TOES/DECREASED ROM;LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OUT OF SWING & BROKE TIBIA/FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWINGING CHAIR @CAMP, ONTO FEET THEN FELL BACK, C/O BACK, LOW ANKLE PAIN, DX; TIBIAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets, Rope or string
SWINGING ON A ROPE SWING WHEN ROPE BROKE FALLING 15FT..OPEN FX TO LOWE R LEG AND OPEN FX TO WRIST WENT TO THE OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/19/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FRACTURED DISTAL FIBULA: AT *** PARK ON SWING, WAS PUSHEDFORWARD, FALL ING OFF SWING, TWISTING ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
10 YO CUT LEG ON METAL PIPE FROM SWING SET LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
8 YO HIT LEG ON SWING SET LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED FROM SWING - LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE. D: CONTUSION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
LOWER LEG CONTUSION, JUMPED OUT OF SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT WAS ON A SWING TWISTING AROUND AND HIT LEG ON SWING SET POLE. D: T RAUMA LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT DX FX RT FIB/TIB - "I JUMPED OFF THE SWING AND TWISTED MY ANKLE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
HURT R LEG ON SWING DX: R TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/11/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT WAS RUNNING TO THE SWINGS AND STEPPED IN A HOLE . D: CHIP FRACTURE RIGHT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING SET AT HOME AND INJURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FX R FIBULA; SWINGING & CAUGHT R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
LOWER LEG FRACTURE, JUMPED FROM SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
JAMMED FOOT INTO GROUND WHILE SWINGING, LEG PAIN DX: FX L TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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