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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 67
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 07/11/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: 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: 04/14/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 02/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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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