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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,660
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT HAS BEEN PLAYING RACQUET BALL EARLIER IN THE WEEK, NOW HAS PAIN IN KNEE. DX: KNEE PAIN LIKELY GOUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT HAS HAD PX SINCE PLAYING RACQUETBALL 1 MO AGO. DX: LOW BACK PX W/DISC HERNIATION & RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| RADIUS/ ULNA FXS-FELL BACKWARDS WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL-@ A GYM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND WAS HIT IN FACE WITH BALL DX: LACERATION TO CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 54YOF JUST STARTED PLAYING PADDLE TENNIS,SLIPPED TWISTING RT ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 56 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND INJURED LEFT KNEE, SPRAIN OF LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 69 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball, Ceilings and walls |
| SLIPPED PLAYING RAQUET BALL,STRUCK HEAD ON WALL. 4-5CM LAC; - LOC. PAIN RT RIBS. CHEST CONTUSION,SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WITH ANKLE FRACTURE FROM RACQUETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT RAN INTO A WALL WHILE PLAYING RACKETBALL CUTTING EYEBROW DX; LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACKETBALL & TWISTED & FELL INJURING LOWER LEG DX: FRACTURED LEFT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 60 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX ACHILLES TENDON STRAIN: W PLAY'G RACQUETBALL 4D AGO. W HE FELT A "PULL" IN HIS R ACHILLES TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 62 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| AT *** PLAYING RAQUETBALL , HEARD POP IN L CALFDX PARTIAL GASTROC TEAR DX PARTIAL GASTROC TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 57 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX TRANSVERSE FX L DISTAL RADIUS:W PLAY'G RACQUEST BALL; W SWING'G AT BALL THEN NEXT THING HE WAS IN THE AIR, LANDED ON HAND PAIN HAND/WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 54 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 54 YO F FRACTURED WRIST FELL PLAYING PADDLE BALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 62 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUET BALL ON BEACH ALL DAY AND HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND FELT A PULL IN CALF STRAINED CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 52 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RAQUETBALL, STOPPED FAST&KNEE KEPT GOING, NOW WITH PAIN >>SPRIAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| FELL PLAYING RACQUETBALL DX: INTERNAL DERANGEMENT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 63 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACKET BALL AND HIT THE BACK OF CALF WITH OWN RACKET CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 60 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: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX LWBS: PT STRUCK BY RACKET W PLAY'G RACQUET BALL TODAY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING SQUASH AND DEVELOPED LEG PAIN AFTER RUNNING BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUETBALL RIGHT RUPTURE ACHILLES TENDON TRAUMATIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT FELL ON HER HAND DURING RACQUET BALL AND C/O THROBBING SINCE THE ACC IDENT. D: WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WITH MULT SPRAINS FROM RACQUETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball, Ceilings and walls |
| PT PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND SLIPPED AND HIT INTO WALL DX// FX LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT DX RT LEG SPRAIN - DUE TO PLAYING RACQUET BALL JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 56 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: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX CHEST PAIN - R/O ACS: ONSET OF R SIDE CP RADIATING TO R SH, DULL IN NATURE WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball, Eyeglasses |
| PT PLAYING RACQUET BALL AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN HIT IN EYE W/ BALL. WASW EARING REGULAR VISION GLASSES. D:SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND INJURED ANKLE DX: SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUET BALL WHEN RAN INTO WALL AWKARDLY DX: SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACKET BALL AT RESORT WAS STRUCK ON R SHOULDER BY BALL, CONTUSED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 52 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS AT A COURT, WAS HIT BY A RACQUET BALL RACQUET CAUSING A LACERRAT ION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND FELL BACKWARDS INJURING UPPER BACK DX: THORACIC SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| ACHILLES TENDON TEAR-FELT "POP" WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL-@ HEALTH CLU B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 73 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND LUNGED FORWARD FELT A POP IN RIGHT CALF REGI ON STRAINED ACHILLED TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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