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Accidents - Go-carts - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 314
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Date: 10/22/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT HAD A GO CART ACCIDENT. DX-RIB FRACTURE, RIGHT LOWER LLUNG INFILITRATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts, Poles
PT DROVE GO-CART INTO A POLE AND WRECKED; HIT CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL-----------DX: CHEST AND ABDOMINAL CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS RACING A GO-CART IT FLIPPED ANOTHER RACER HIT AND REAR ENDED PT GOING 30-40MPH PT WEARING A HELMET AND PROTECTIVE GEAR. DX BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
GO CART HIT TRUCK IN DRIVEWAY- NO HELMET DX LIVER LACERATION , R ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/29/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
PT RIDING A GO-CART WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A CAR SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INTE RNAL ORGAN INJURIES TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/03/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS RIDING IN A GO CART AND FLIPPED OVER. D: FALL / ABRASIONS TO A NTERIOR CHEST / LLE RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Go-carts, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
8 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEST PAIN. PT WAS RIDING IN A GO-CART & RAN INTO A P ORCH @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CONTUSED CHEST WHEN CRASHED GO-CART.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN A GO CART ACCIDENT AT MEGA SPORTS, NO HELMET. DX-SMALL LIVER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/04/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
GO-CART CRASHED INTO PATIENT; BACK/CHEST CONTUSIONS, LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
FLIPPED GO CART AND CONTUSED CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
GO-CART HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. NO LOC. NO INFO ON HEAD GEAR. DX. CONT. WITH 2 RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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