Accidents - Swings or swing sets - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 719
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	141
Year 1999:	17
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	67
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	75
Year 2008:	205
Year 2009:	78

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
HIT HAND ON SWING. DX HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
REPORTS ON SUN WAS PUSHING TIRE SWING&STRUCK HAND >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets, Riding power lawn mowers
PT CUTTING GRASS ON RIDDING MOWER RAN INTO SWING SET HIT RT HAND BETWEE N SWING SET AND MOWER DX CONTUSION RT HAND***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING AT NEPHEWS HOUSE DX// LEFT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO HAND AND TRAUMA TO SHOULDER WHEN SAT IN SWING AT HOME AND IT FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
SITTING ON PORCH SWING AND CHAIN SMASHED RT HAND DX: RT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT FELL OUT OF A SWING AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND, ELBOW CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FIXING SWING LAST NIGHT WHEN HE DROVE A NAIL INTO MEDIAL ASPECT OF HIS HAND-DX CELLULITIS-RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OUT OF SWING INTO CACTUS DX MULTIPLE FB SECONDARY TO CACTUS PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/1998	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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