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Accidents - Go-carts - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 419
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Elbow:107Knee:75
Finger:75Upper Leg:69
Upper Trunk:61Shoulder:15
Head:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/18/2009Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Go-carts
PED STRUCK BY A GO-CART FROM BEHIND. DX SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/11/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Go-carts
55 YOM INJURED KNEE FROM HITTING WITH GO-CART. DX-ACUTE RIGHT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts, Chains
PT WAS WORKING ON SON'S GO CART AND CUT FINGER ON CHAIN DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Go-carts
CONCUSSION AFTER FALLING FROM GO-CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT STATES WAS DRIVING A GO-CART AND SOMEONE HIT PT'S CART AND ELBOW HIT THE MOTOR. L ELBOW SWOLLENA ND PAINFUL. DX. CONT L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
PT CRASHED GO CART. DX: L 7-10 RIB FX'S, SMALL L PTX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts, Ceilings and walls
DX RIB FX (R 12TH): R FLANK PN S/P GO-CART ACC. GO-CART HIT A WALL & FLANK HIT SIDE OF GO-CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
53YMC RACING GO-CART GOT T-BONED C/O THIGH PAIN/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
53YMC RACING WINGED OUTLAW CART ANOTHER CART SPUN OUT IN FRONT OF HIM HITTING ELBOW ON MOTOR/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
51YO WHITE MALE TBONED ON GO-CART BY ANOTHER GO-CART,RESTRAINED DX RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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