Accidents - Go-carts - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,513
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	386	Face:	330
Upper Trunk:	143	Mouth:	118
Neck:	85	Upper Leg:	84
25 - 50% Body:	84	Lower Trunk:	75
Lower Leg:	69	Hand:	33
Elbow:	22	Ankle:	22
Shoulder:	16	Wrist:	16
Finger:	16	Unkown:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
INJURED RIDING GO-CART DX. SHOULDER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT FELL WHEN STANDING ON FRONT ON GO-CART ON STREET; SUPRACONDYLAR ELBOW FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CONTUSED ABDOMEN WHEN CRASHEDGO CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
WRECKED A GO-CART DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT WAS A PASSENGER IN A GO CART, WAS EJECTED AND RUN OVER BY THE GO CART. DX-SCALP AND NECK CONTUSIONS AN D ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
3 Y F WAS ON GO CART WITH MOTHER, MOTHER STEPPED OFF AND CART TOOK OFF RUNNING OVER CHILD. DX: ABRASIONS AND SWELLING TO SIDE OF FACE AND CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
RAN OVER BY GO-CART;MULTI CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CHILD BUMPED NECK ON CROSS BAR OF GO-CART. D: NECK CONTUSION, VIRAL ILL NESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS RIDING A GO-CART WHEN HE WAS TURING AND FELL OFF THE BACK. PT WA S WEARING SEAT BELT AND WAS DRAGGED A SHORT DISTANCE. DX LACERATION HEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
FELL OFF A GO-CART DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
ABRASION TO HAND WHEN RIDING GO-CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 3 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: Go-carts
CHILD RIDING ON COUSIN'S LAP IN GO-CART WHEN THEY FLIPPED GO-CART. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	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: Go-carts
CHI WHEN CRASHED GO-CART AT PUTT-PUTT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
5 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FOREHEAD. PT WAS PUSHING A GO-CART & FELL & ST RUCK FOREHEAD. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS RIDING ON GO CART WITH FATHER HOLDING HIM - DAD MADE A TURN AND PT FELL - TIRE HIT PT ON HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA / LACERATION SCA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
4 YO BM - FALL- MULTIPLE ABRAISIONS OVER BODY - FACE, LEGS, ARMS, CHEST GO-CART ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS RAN OVER BY A GO-CART, HAS A LAC TO SCALP. MULT/ABR HEAD INJURY. FLAP LAC SCALP AT LEFT PARIETAL 14CM.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CONTUSED UPPER TRUNK WHEN GO CART ON BLOCKS FELL ON HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
.PT C/O HEAD INJURY. PT'S GO CART HIT TREE WHILE RIDING IT . DX CONT TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	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: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
4 YOM WAS JOLTED OUT OF GO CART IN AMUSEMENT PARK. MULTIPLE ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
ACCIDENTALLY GOT RAN OVER BY GO CART AND LACERATED LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
3 Y/O M INJURED CHEST WHEN FELL OUT OF GO-CART AT HOME. DX; CHEST ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
EJECTED FROM GO-CART DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	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: Go-carts
FELL OFF GO-CART DX. LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT HIT ON FACE WITH TREE BRANCH WHEN RIDING ON GO-CART AT HOME; FA CIAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
4 YO M RIDING GO CART FELL OFF CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 5 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: Go-carts
FOREHEAD LAC/5YOF AT HOME WAS HIT BY A GOCART. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PLAYING ON A GO-CART WITH OTHER CHILDREN, LAC TO RT .LOWER EXT. .DX. LA C TO RT. LOWER EXT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS DRIVING A GO-CART WHEN SHE CAUGHT HER HAIR IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FLIPPED THE CAR OPEN FRACTURE TO LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT HAD A GO CART WRECK AT HOME. DX-LACERATION INNER LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
5 Y O B FEMALE SITTING IN GO-CART IT TOOK OFF AND HIT TELEPHONE POLE. P T. NOT WEARING HELMET.E8212
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Go-carts
COUSIN DRIVING GO-KART, HAD SEAT BELT ON, PATIENT FELL OUT ON CURVE GOT CAUGHT UNDER WHEEL AND DRUG ABIT, LOSS OF SKIN. DX. (L)ANKLE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
RIDING GO-CART -FLIPPED -TRF TO CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL MED CTR SUBCAPULAR SPLENIC HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
PT FELL OUT OF GO- CART & WAS RUN OVER @ FARM. C/O (L) LEG PAIN. DX: CLOSED (L) FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS RIDING A GO-CART AND INJURED HEAD WHEN HE CRASHED . DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 4 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: Go-carts
CHI WHEN CRASHED GO-CART.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
LAC TO HEAD WHEN IN GO-CART ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FACE FROM GO-CART.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
INJURED RIDING GO-CART DX. HAND CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
RT RING FINGER CT-AT HOME-FELL FROM GO-CART-FINGER HIT A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
WAS ACCIDENTALLY RAN OVER BY A GO-CART SUSTAINED ABD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Go-carts
A GO CART RAN OVER PATIENT'S FOOT WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN WHILE RIDIN G. DX-1.5CM AVULSION LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT RECEIVED HEAD CONTUSION WHEN FELL OFF GO-CART.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
2 Y.O. W MALE W/MULTI-CONTUSIONS. PT WAS RIDING IN A GO-CART W/FATHER W /HELMET ON & PT FELL OUT @ HOME. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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