Accidents - Go-carts - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 753
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT WAS RIDING A GOCART AND FLIPPED OVER. DX-LACERATION FOREARM, 3.5CM X 3.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT WAS RIDING HIS GO CART WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER. DX-RIGHT RADIUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 14 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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
GO-CART VS. GO-CART HEAD ON AT 15MPH AT FUN PARK. D: RADIUS FRACTURE, HEMATURIA, LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
FRACTURED FOREARM WHEN CRASHED GO CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
ABRASION TO ARM WHEN IN GO-CART ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PT RIDING A GO CART WITH A HELMET WHEN HE FLIPPED IT FRACTURED RIGHT LO WER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT RIDING A GO CART AND FLIPPED IT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT FLIPPED THE GO-CART HE WAS RIDING IN. DX-CLOSED FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PT OUT ON A GO CART WHEN HE FLIPPED IT FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
12 YOM ROLLED HIS GO-CART PT WAS WEARING A HELMET & GO CART HAD A ROLL CAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
LAC TO ARM WHEN IN ACCIDENT ON GO-CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT RIDING ON GO-CART, ROLLED OVER ON SIDE ONTO ARM AT HOME; BOTH B ONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS OUTSIDE PLAYING WHEN A FRIEND DROVE BY ON A GO-CART, AND STRUCK HER IN THE FOREARM WITH THE BAR OF THE GO-CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
9 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FX FOREARM. PT INV IN GO-CART WRECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Go-carts
CHILD CRASHED GO-CART. ARM GOT STUCK BETWEEN GROUND AND CART WITH CARBURATOR POKING THROUGH ARM. D:FOREIGN BODY, FOREARM. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT RESTRAINED WITH HELMET IN CAGE TYPE GO-CART, TURNING DOUGHNUTS WHEN CART ROLLED OVER; FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
RIDING A GO-CART & HIT A BUMPER OF PARKED TRUCK; RT. FOREARM FRACTURE DX: RIGHT DISTAL FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM - PT WAS RIDING GO CART WHEN PT HIT FIRE HYD RANT. D: LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PT. FELL ONTO MOVING GO-CART, R WRIST TRAPPED IN FRAME AND TWISTED. DX . FX R DISTAL RADIUS, DISTAL ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
FELL OFF GO-CART DX. FOREARM ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PT RIDING A GO CART AND WRECKED FELL OUT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO BOTH LO WER ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
WRECKED ON GO CART, CAUGHT SELF ON HAND. SALTER HARRIS I FRACTURE OF L EFT DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
CUT FOREARM WHEN RIDING ON GO CART. NO HELMET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT DRIVING GO-CART WITH FRIEND WHEN HE TOOK CORNER TOO FAST AND LANDED ON DIRT. D: OPEN RADIUS FRACTURE. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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