Accidents - Kites or kite string - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 897
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	25
Year 1998:	24
Year 1999:	165
Year 2001:	67
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	83
Year 2004:	6
Year 2005:	115
Year 2006:	109
Year 2007:	178
Year 2008:	21
Year 2009:	21
Year 2010:	11

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	144	Face:	122
Neck:	111	Knee:	81
Hand:	77	Foot:	73
Ankle:	71	Ear:	67
Head:	49	Mouth:	27
Elbow:	19	Internal:	18
Lower Arm:	15	Lower Leg:	6
Toe:	6	Finger:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Kites or kite string
3 YR F SWALLOWED STRING;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
2 YR M HIT IN EYE WITH PART OF KITE;DX CONTUSED EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 2 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
RUNNING WITH THE KITE STICK IN THE MOUTH&FELL JABBING THROAT >>ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Kites or kite string
PATIENT PLAYING WITH METAL KITE STICK IN MOUTH, CUT TONSILAR PILLAR; PU NCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Kites or kite string
INGESTED STRING;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string, Other toys
FOREHEAD LAC-FELL AGAINST A TOY TRUCK WHILE FLYING A KITE-@ DAYCARE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string, Footwear
KNEE LAC-FELL ON KNEE-IN THE PARK WHEN FLYING HER KITE WEARING FLIP FLO PS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
FLYING KITE & STICK WENT INTO EYE, OPEN GLOBE INJURY, LOC, BLOODY EYE D RAINAGE & PINK NOSTRIL DRAINAGE, OCULAR LACERATION W/PROLAPSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
LACERATION RIGHT SIDE NECK-FLYING KITE OUTSIDE-TRIPPED & FELL CUT ON UN KNOWN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Kites or kite string
SISTER STUCK KITE STICK IN EAR DX: RT EAR INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
CORNEAL AB-HIT W/A PAPER KITE WHILE INDOORS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/KITE. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Kites or kite string
PT WAS AT HOME FLYING A KITE, TRIPPED IN A HOLE CAUSING ACUTE RT FOOT PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Kites or kite string
PLAYING W/KITE, WIRE FROM KITE BECAME LODGED IN FINGER, WIRE CUT, W/SOM E STILL PROTRUDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
PT. POKED IN EYE WITH KITE. BLEEDING. DX.: CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION / H EMORHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Kites or kite string
SWALLOWED STRING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
KLYING KITE AT GRANDFATHERS HOME WHEN STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTING L KNEE DX SPRAIN L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
DX RIGHT ARM FRACTURE: TRYING TO RUN WITH KITE IN AIR WITH HELP FROM BROTHER, FELL ONTO ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
FELL TRYING TO GET A KITE UP DX. TONGUE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
MAKING CARDBOARD KITES IN PRESCHOOL, HIT IN EYE BY PAPER WING OF KITE; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
CUT EAR ON KITE STRING OR HANDLE OF KITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Kites or kite string
*** KITE STICK STUCK HAND SPLINTER TO HAND / FINGER SPLINTER TO HAND / FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 5 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: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Kites or kite string
PATIENT FLYING A KITE WHEN SHE RAN INTO A TREE AT PARK, VOMITING; CONCU SSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1997	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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