Accidents - Balls - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,228
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2009:	349
Year 2010:	879

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
2 YOM SLIPPED ON A BALL, AT HOME, & FELL BACK ONTO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WAS SHAKING, & UNRESPONIVE FOR 15 SEC. DX; BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
4 YOF FELL FROM STANDING ON A BALL AND HIT THE FLOOR. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 2 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: Balls, Ceilings and walls
2 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND 1 CM LAC.TO BACK OF HEAD S/P SLIPPED ON A BALL WHILE PLAYING, FELL BACKWARDS & HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF A WALL.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balls
5 YO MALE SLIPPED ON A BALL AND FELL TO CONCRETE. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Balls, Light bulbs
3YOF PT THREW A BALL UP AND IT HIT LIGHT BULB CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. GL ASS HIT PT ON HEAD. HAS LACS. DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
3 YOM ROLLED OFF A BALL AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND SUSTAINING A CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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: Balls, Ceilings and walls
4YOM,PLAYING WITH A BALL&WENT TO CATCH IT THEN TRIPPED ONTO UNCLE&FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ONTO CORNER OF WALL>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2010	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: Balls
5YOF FEL AT RECESS, MAY HAVE TRIPPED OVER SOME BALL, PT CAN'T DESCRIBE EVENT AND NO ONE WITNESSED DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balls
3 YOF WAS HANGING ON TO THE END OF A CAR TRYING TO GET A BALL AND FELLB ACK HITTING HEAD ON GROUND SUSTAINING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
4YOF BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A BALL, WHILE PLAYING OUTSIDE, & HIT HER HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A CABINET- NO LOC. DX; CHI, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
16MOF HIT ON HEAD WITH A BALL, FELL BACK HAITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE OR G ROUND; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
2 Y/O/F TRYING TO STAND ON A BALL FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FL OOR AT HOME DX/ HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls, Tables
3YOF ON A BOUNCY BALL AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON CORNER OF TABLE; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Balls
5 YO F PLAYING BALL FELL STRUCK HEAD LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls
4YOF TRIPPED WHILE TRYING TO KICK A BALL & FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON DRIVEWAY AT HOME. DX - SCALP LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls
3 YO M PLAYING WITH BALL AT HOME, FELL HIT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls
3YOM WAS KICKING BALL AT *** STORE, SLIPPED OR LOST BALANCE HITTINGHEAD ON CORNER OF SHELF. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
5YOM JUMPED UP TO TRY TO CATCH A BALL AND FELL LANDING ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD C/O PAIN. DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Radiators
2 YOM CHASING A BALL AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON RADIATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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: Balls
2YOM PT SITTING ON A BALL IN DRIVEWAY, FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON DRIVEW AY. THEN HAD SX LIKE ACT AFTER. LETHARGIC. DX CHI W/ FEBRILE SZ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
2YOF FELL OVER A BALL FALL ING BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR LAC TO H EAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	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: Balls
3YOM WAS IN THE GYM'S DAYCARE, WHILE MOM WAS WORKING OUT, TRIPPED OVER A BALL, STRIKING HIS HEAD, VOMITING & LETHARGY. DX; CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
17 MO F WAS HIT W/ A BALL TO FOREHEAD FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT HOME DX SCALP LACERATION***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 4 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: Balls
4YOM WAS THROWING A BALL WHICH SHATTERED GLASS WHICH CUT HIM ON HEAD, N O FB, NO LOC, DX: LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
14MOM WAS STANDING ON CONCRETE PLAYING WITH A BALL AND SLIPPED ON BALL C/O HEAD PAIN. DX: CHI (PEDS)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls
2 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER A BALL AT DAYCARE AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. DX SC ALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
2YOM, TRIPPED OVER A BALL&FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO GROUND NO LOC >>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
4YOM WAS KICKING THE BALL MISSED AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balls, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
HEAD ABR. 4 YOM KNOCKED OFF A LIGHT FIXTURE WITH A BALL AND IT HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 3 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: Balls, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
3YOM PT, SISTER KICKED A BALL AT CEILING, HIT A CHANDELIER KNOCKING IT ONTO PTS HEAD. HAS DEEP LAC TO TOP OF SCALP. NO LOC. DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls, Ceilings and walls
2YOM PLAYING BALL, CAME UP AND HIT HEAD ON WALL; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
2 YR M TRIPPED ON BALL;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
20 MO M CHASING BALL, FELL HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
10 MO F WAS STRUCK IN CHIN W/BOUNCY BALL. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Balls, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
PLAYING WTH FRIEND WHEN THE BALL WAS THROWN &HIT A PICTURE FRAME ON TH E WALL&IT FELL HITTING PT'S HEAD>>SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2009	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Tables
PATIENT SITTING ON A BALL BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AT CHURCH, FELL BACKWARD , HIT HEAD ON GROUND, STRUCK HEAD ON TABLE AT BANK 2 DAYS AGO; HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	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: Balls
3 YOM FELL OVER TRYING TO PICK UP BALL AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Doors
4 YOM SLIPPED ON TOY BALL AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON DOOR SUSTAINING ACHI WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
5 YO M SUSTAINED A HEAD CONTUSION AFTER BEING HIT IN THE HEAD WITH ARU BBER BALL AND FALLIG DOWN SRTIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balls
PT WAS PLAYIGN WITH A BIG BALL FELL BACK AND HIT BACK OF HEAD PT HASE MISIS X3 DX- CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD BY HARDBALL, BY DOG, (L) SIDE OF HEAD & (L) EYE D X;# NONE STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
PT FELL OVER A BALL THE OTHER KIDS WERE KICKING AROUND, DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
HIT IN HEAD, AT SCHOOL, WITH A BALL- SLEEPY SINCE GETTING HOME FROM SCHOOL. DX; HEAD INJ. , LBFE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Swings or swing sets
PT WAS PLAYING CHASING A BALL WHEN IT ROLLED NEAR SIBLING ON SWING PT WAS KICKED BY SIBLING ON SWING TO FACE. DX CHI MULTIPLE ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Balls
TRIPPED OVER A BALL AND HIT CEMENT. DX SCALP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
STANDING ON A BALL AND FELL OFF, HIT CARPETED FLOOR. DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	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: Balls
TRIPPED ON A BALL AND FELL ON HEAD. DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 3 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS TRYING TO KICK A BALL WHEN HE MISSED AND FELL BACK STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A FLOOR. NO LOC. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	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: Balls
PT WAS STANDING ON A BALL WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK STRIKING HER H EAD ON CONCRETE SURFACE. NO LOC. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OVER BALL AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON TILE FLOOR DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls, Floors or flooring materials
PLAYING WITH A BALL, AT HOME, & TRIPPED ON PANTS, FELL ONTO HIS FACE, ON HARDWOOD FLOOR. DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BALL, DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	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: Balls, Sports and recreational activity
SLIPPED ON A BALL IN THE GYM CLASS&FELL HITTING BACK OFHEAD, NO LOC, 1. 5HR LATER BECAME LETHARGIC WITH N&V>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balls
PT KICKING BALL IN DRIVEWAY WHEN STEPPED ON IT BY ACCIDENT, FEET SLIPPE D OUT AND HIT BACK OF HEAD, NO LOC; HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
PT WAS KICKING A BALL, SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO PAVEMENT. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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