Accidents - Built-in swimming pools - 50+ years old - Year 2002

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,222
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	376	Foot:	260
All Of Body:	243	Shoulder:	218
Head:	205	Lower Arm:	153
Knee:	151	Ankle:	99
Face:	91	Elbow:	76
Lower Leg:	68	Hand:	68
Eyeball:	67	Neck:	54
Upper Trunk:	38	Finger:	15
Toe:	15	Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT WORKING AROUND HIS POOL WHEN HE FELL INTO THE POOL FRACTURED RIGHT T HUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT AT HER APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL SLIPPE D DISLOCATED RIGHT HIP TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
62 Y.O. B FEMALE W/NECK CONTUSION. PT WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SWIMMING P OOL @ PAIN CARE CLINIC & SLIPPED IN WATER. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT FELL INTO A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME CONTUSION RIGHT FO OT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT SWIMMING IN THE BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT THE APARTMENT COMPL EX SHE CAME OUT OF THE POOL COVERED IN A RASH- CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT FELL ON THE SIDE OF A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL CONTUSION LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT GETTING OUT OF A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL SLIPPED LANDED ON LEF T SHOULDER CONTUSION SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Built-in swimming pools, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT PAINTING HIS INGROUND SWIMMING POOL WHILE IT WAS DRAINED ABRAIDED LE FT FOOT WHICH GOT INFECTED IS A DIABETIC CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Built-in swimming pools
CUT HAND ON POOL WHILE SWIMMING AT THE Y DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT FOUND BY HIS WIFE IN THE BOTTOM OF A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL A T HOME DROWNING
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Built-in swimming pools, Diving or diving boards
PT TWISTED BACK DIVING INTO POOL, LUMBAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
TRIPPED AT POOL AND HIT LEFT HIP ON CONCRETE. DX: LEFT HIP AND BUTTOCKS CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Built-in swimming pools
JUMPED IN CEMENT POOL-RIGHT FOOT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT WORKING ON A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL WHEN SHE GOT KNOCKED OVER STRAINED LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT WORKING ON HIS BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME F RACTURED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Built-in swimming pools, Swimming pool chemicals
PT SWIMMING IN A POOL THAT WAS JUST SERVICED WITH CHLORINE DEVELOPED BI LATERAL EYE PAIN CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OUT OF A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL STRAINED RIGHT F OOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools, Swimming
PT OUT SWIMMING STRUCK LWEFT GREAT TOE AGAINST THE SIDE OF A BUILT IN G ROUND SWIMMING POOL FRACTURED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Built-in swimming pools
SPENT DAY IN SWIMMING POOL, GOT SUNBURNT DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN OF BODY (90-95%)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Built-in swimming pools
FELL ON WET CEMENT AROUND SWIMMING POOL DX: LT. SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT REACHING FORWARD GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF SWIMMING POOL, FELL ONTO F ACE, ABRASIONS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Built-in swimming pools
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE SWIMMING IN POOL AT RESORTS ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT FLIPPED OFF SIDE OF POOL HIT HEAD, ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
SLIPPED IN WATER AT POOLSIDE, STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON CEMENT IN POOL/ HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT JUMPED INTO SHALLOW END OF BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL. CONTUSIONF OOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Built-in swimming pools
SUNBURN ON SHOULDERS-AFTER BEING IN THE POOL FOR 3 HOURS-SUNSCREENAPPLI ED INITIALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT GOING INTO A PUBLIC BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL SLIPPED STRAINED R IGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT FELL IN POOL AT HOME, HITTING ELBOW, (IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL) FX EL BOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT CLEANING IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME, FELL FX LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
PT CLEANING IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME, FILTER FLEW UP HITTING HIM IN THE FACE, CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT GETTING INTO A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL SLIPPED CONTUSION LEFTH IP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT INJURED RIBS LEANING OVER IN GROUND POOL, L RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON IN GROUND POOL DECK AT HOME HITTING HEAD, CONTUS ION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT GETTING OUT OF A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AND PASSED OUT IN THE POOL- ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT SLIPPED TRIED TO KEEP SELF FROM FALLING INTO A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMM ING POOL CONTUSION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT AT PUBLIC IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL, SLIPPED GETTING INTO POOL, FX RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Built-in swimming pools, Exercise
PT IN A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL IN AN ACQUA SIZE EXERCISE CLASS S TRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT JUMPED INTO THE SHALLOW END OF A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL STRAI NED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT FELL INTO A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT DOVE INTO THE SHALLOW END OF A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL FRACRUR ED LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Built-in swimming pools, Swimming
PT SWIMMING IN IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL, GETTING OUT, FELL BACKWARDS, HI TTING HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT GETTING OUT OF CONDO IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL, LAC LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Built-in swimming pools
PT FELL WHILE GETTING INTO HER BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL STRUCK LEF T ELBOW AGAINST THE POOL FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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