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Accidents - Above-ground swimming pools - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:127Head:86
Lower Arm:80Foot:40

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/15/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT FELL ABOUT 4 FEET FROM AN ABOVE GROUIND SWIMMING POOL AND FRACTURED RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
2 YO MALE WAS FOUND AT BOTTOM OF 3' POOL NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/04/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT IN BLOW UP POOL & STEPEPD ON SOMETHING.; SMALL LAC TO BOTTOM OF FOOT DX: LACERATION LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2008Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT PLAYING IN INFLATABLE POOL W/MOM, PT WENT UNDER WATER X2 SECS, MOM P ULLED PT OUT OF POOL AND COUGHED UP WATER; SUBMERSION, COUGH
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 07/12/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT WAS FOUND IN SWIMMING POOL , NEARLY DROWNED, SUBMERSION IN POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN APT SWIMMING POOL; DX SUBMERSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PT HIT HEAD ON SIDE OF POOL, LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Doors
AT RELATIVE'S HOUSE, PT NOT IN SIGHT & FOUND IN ABOVE GROUND POOL W/FEN CING ON 3 SIDES,DAD PULLED OUT;SUBM. WNET OUT KITCHEN DOOR TO POOL DECK
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 06/13/2008Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
PATIENT SLIPPED UNDER WATER IN HOME PORTABLE POOL, APPROX 12" WATER, PU LLED OUT, GASPED AND CRIED, NO LOC; NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
NEAR DROWNING IN DEEP END OF SWIMMING POOL AT WATER PARK;DX SUBMERSION
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 06/09/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
PT WAS GETTING OUT OF AN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL WHEN HE FELL OFF TH E LADDER AND HIT HIS HEAD. NO LOC. UNWITNESSED FALL. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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