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Accidents - Ball sports - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 981
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Knee:93Head:92
Face:83Finger:83
Wrist:83Lower Leg:76
Eyeball:76Hand:76
Lower Arm:68Upper Arm:67
Upper Trunk:54Lower Trunk:47
Shoulder:38Ankle:38

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/04/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ball sports
NON-DISPLACED FX RT RING FINGER-SUS INJ TO RT RING FINGER WHILE PLAYING CATCH. C/O PAIN AND SWELLING WITH DECREASED ROM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ball sports
60 YOF FELL ONTO BALL FX LOWER SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ball sports
LEFT WRIST FX. PT WAS PLAYING BALL WITH GRANDKIDS AND FELL INJURING WRI ST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ball sports
PT FELL INJURING CHEST 1 MONTH AGO PLAYING BALL, R RIB FX 5 AND 7
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ball sports
WHILE PLAYING BALL, FELL ON WRIST DX: FRACTURE RT. WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ball sports
PT "I WAS HIT IN THE HEAD W/A BALL" PASSED OUT AFTER THE HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ball sports
PT INJURED L KNEE 3 DAYS AGO KNEELING, SPRIAN MCL L KNEE, TO GET BALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ball sports
PT WHO IS 86 YR OLD WAS PLAYING BALL AND HURT LT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ball sports
60 Y/O F C/O RIGHT ARM INJURY - TRIPPED OVER BALL. DX: RIGHT ELBOW, ARM, SHOULDER, FOREARM, CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ball sports
PT IS 86 YR OLD PLAYING BALL,WENT TO KICK BALL AND FELT A MUSCLE PULL ON RT SIDE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ball sports
61YOM-CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG-WAS HIT WITH BALL LAST WEEK-
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ball sports
RIB CONT. PT SLIPPED ON A BALL AND FELL TO GROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ball sports
PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER BEING HIT WITH A BALL AT THE BALL PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ball sports
FELL ON SMALL BALL AT CASINO LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ball sports
RAN INTO ANOTHER BALL PLAYER; CONTUSION SUPRAORBITAL RT EYE; LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ball sports
FELL OVER A BALL PLAYING WITH GRANDKIDS HAS PAIN IN RT HAND BOTH KNEES AND LT SIDE DX: CONTUSION, HAND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ball sports, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
PLAYING BALL, TRIPPED OVER STAKE AND FELL, HURT LEFT WRIST. DX. FX L W RIST/R PATELLA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ball sports
STATES ROLLED L ANKLE PLAYING BALL LAST PM. DX. SPRAIN L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ball sports, Floors or flooring materials
LACERATION FACE - VICTIM AT CARE CENTER WAS TRYING TO CATCH A BALL AND FELL ONTO FLOOR HITTING NOSE AND EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ball sports
PT FELL DIVING FOR BALL PLAYING CATCH, L CLAVICLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ball sports
FACE CONTUSION - STRUCK IN FOREHEAD WITH ANOTHER PLAYER'S HEAD WHILE PL AYING BALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ball sports
LARGE SKIN TEAR L FOREARM - BALL HIT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2002Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ball sports
PATIENT FELL ON DRIVEWAY WHILE PLAYING CATCH WITH 9 YEAR OLD CHILD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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