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Accidents - Kites or kite string - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 67
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:30Eyeball:20
Neck:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/17/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
KITE HIT PT IN RIGHT EYE TODAY WHILE AT THE PARK. D: CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Kites or kite string
PT WAS FLYING A KITE, PUT STICK IN MOUTH, AND IT JAMMED IN, ABRASION TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Kites or kite string
BROTHER DROPPED KITE HOLDER ONTO PT. DX: PW SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string, Balloons
CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE- STRING FROM A BALLOON INJURED EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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