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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT HAD A HEART ATTACK PLAYING RAQUETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX RIGHT RIB FRACTURE: PLAYING RACQUETBALL, FELL ONTO HANDLE OF RACQUET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 70 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| BLOW TO CHEST WHILE PLAYING RACQUETBALL. DX: CONTUSION CHEST, CARDIAC C ONTUSION, PATIENT EXPIRED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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