Accidents - Other playground equipment - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,288
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Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment, Slides or sliding boards
FELL OFF A 2-3 FT ***, BACKWARDS, IN THE BACKYARD, HIT HEAD ON THE SLID E. DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS SLIDING DOWN A FIREMANS POLE ON A PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIP. LOS T CONTROL AND FELL FLAT ON BACK. HIT BACK OF HEAD. HEADACHE. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WITH CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING OFF MERRY GO ROUND ON PLAYGROUN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OUT OF PLAYGROUND JUMPER, DX; BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
HIT HIS HEAD ON A POLE, AT THE PLAYGROUND, LOC FOR 1 MIN., VOMITED ONCE SINCE ACCIDENT. DX; CHI, RT LOWER LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT FELL OFF PLAYGROUND LADDER IN BACK YARD, HIT FOREHEAD ON WOODEN BOARD LAST NIGHT, NO LOC, WOKE WITH VOMITING; HEAD INJ, FOREHEAD BRUIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
CONCUSSION-NO LOC-JUMPED OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
LAC TO SCALP, PT WAS PLAYING ON MERRY-GO-ROUND AT PARK AND FELL AND HIT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
20MONTH OLD FEMALE WHILE AT THE PARK FELL FROM PLAY GROUND EQUIPMENT, STRIKING BACK OF HEAD;HEAD COTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND HITTING STONE SURFACE OF PLAYGROUND DX: HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND AT PARK DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS @ THE MALL PLAYING ON PLAYGROUND MALL FELL ONTO A WOODEN BARRIER HITTING FACE. DX MINOR CHI FACIAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PLAYING ON SPRING HORSE HIT HEAD AT THE PLAYGROUND CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL WHILE CLIMBING A POLE AT SCHOOL./ DX- MNOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT PT FELL FROM 5-6 FT HITTING HEAD ONTO A LADDER. DX CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT RAN INTO STONE TUNNEL OR BRIDGE WHILE AT PLAYGROUND, NO LOC, NOW W/L AC AND HEMATOMA TO SCALP; CEPHALOHEMATOMA, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
5YMC JUMPED OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND AND HIT HEAD ON MERRY-GO-ROUND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
HEAD LAC-FELL INTO A "BALL PIT" ON PLAYGROUND-@ FUN HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
HEAD CT-FELL DOWN 3 STEPS ON PLAYSET LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS ON A SPINNING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AT THE PLAYGROUND WHEN HE FELL OFF AND STRUCK HIS HEAD. NO LOC. WAS NAUSEOUS. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
HEAD LACERATION RAN INTO A PLAYGROUND POLE AT OXFORD LAKE PARK HEAD LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH MERRY-GO-AROUND AT DAY CARE. DX-SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND WHILE AT PLAYGROUND DX: CHI- MINOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PLAYING OUTSIDE ON ***&FELL OFF HITTING HEAD, NO LOC >> CLOSED HEAD INJ UREY/EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 2 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: Other playground equipment
PT WAS ON THE *** AT THE PLAYGROUND WHEN SHE FELL OFF AND STRUCK HER HE AD. NOW HAS VOMITING. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF THE MERRY GO ROUND AT SCHOOL AND HIT HEAD, NO LOCL OCCIPTAL SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL THROUGH LADDER OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. DX CONTUSION LACERATION SC ALP#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON SANDBOX RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ AND NEURO CHANGES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2008	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: Other playground equipment
PATIENT COLLIDED HEADS WITH ANOTHER CHILD WHILE JUMPING IN A BOUNCY HOU SE, EMESIS X3 SINCE; MINOR HEAD INJURY, HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS PLAYING ON A **** WHEN FELL OFF AND HIT BACK OF HEADON THE CONCR ETE DX: CONT & ABRASION TO BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF OF MERRY-GO-ROUND LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 4 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: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF OF MERRY GO ROUND IN PARK. LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD. NO LOC. NO EVIDENCE OF CONCUSSION. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL FROM ***, 4.5FEET HIGHT, HITTING HEAD ONTO THE GRASS, NO LOC, CRIE D IMMEDIATELY, TOOK ANAP THEN WOKE UP WITH NAUSEA&VOMITING>> CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS @ *** PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT HIT HEAD ON TO A "BREA DBASKET" FELL 1-2 FEET. DX SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
CHI-CLIMBED ONTO SANDBOX *** TOP-FELL OFF-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT FELL PLAYING IN BOUNCER AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PUSHED BY OLDER GIRL ON MERRY-GO-ROUND, LET GO & FELL DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
DX LWBS FATHER CALLED BY DAYCARE AND SAID PT FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON SANDBOX
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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