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Accidents - Swimming pool equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 535
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:126Lower Arm:119
Face:75Lower Leg:68
Finger:59Ankle:38
Shoulder:15Elbow:15
Knee:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/20/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swimming pool equipment
PT STRUCK ON FACE BY POOL PUMP LID THAT PROJECTED OFF HER AND LANDED 7 5 FEET AWAY. BROKE PT'S DENTURES. AMNESTIC TO EVENT. D:FACE FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/11/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swimming pool equipment
TWISTED KNEE PUTTING ON POOL COVER. " SPRAIN "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2005Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swimming pool equipment
TRYING TO FIX SWIMMIG POOL FILTER, FELT DIZZY&FELL " NASAL FX" +"CHIPPED TOOTH" +" ELBOW ABS/CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swimming pool equipment
HEAD CONTUSION, PT FELL DOWN IN A POOL AREA IN THE PARK, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swimming pool equipment, Swimming pools
ELBOW FX-DRANK 6 BEERS-FELL FROM 6 FOOT LADDER INTO POOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Swimming pool equipment
POOL LADDER SLAMMED INTO FINGER. ACUTE LT 5TH DIGIT DISLOCATED @ PIP JO INT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swimming pool equipment
PT HIT ON WRIST BY POOL FILTER COVER. D: DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swimming pool equipment, Swimming
CUT TO R LOWER LEG ON LADDER IN POOL AFTER SWIMMING, LADDER BROKE, DX; LACERATION R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Swimming pool equipment
PT BURNED ARM ON POOL HEATER YESTERDAY. D: FOREARM BURN, 2ND DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Swimming pool equipment
PT WORKING ON POOL PUMP AT HOME, THE CAP BLEW OFF HITTING HIM IN THE HE AD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swimming pool equipment
L ANKLE TWISTED WHEN STEPPED ON POOL COVER AT HOME. DX. FX L DISTAL FI BULA (ANKLE).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swimming pool equipment, Clocks
FRACTURE SHOULDER, HEAD LACERATION - 63 YOM WAS STANDING ON A LIFEGUARD CHAIR IN FLIP FLOPS REPAIRING A CLOCK AT THE POOL AND FELL, FX R SHLDR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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