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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,537
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT BENT FINGER BACK PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| FINGER HIT WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL DX: SPRAIN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| DX LEFT 5TH DIGIT FRACTURE: PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL, HIT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Tetherball |
| HURT FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL DX: DISLOCATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PT WAS PLAYING TEETHER BALL AND INJURED THUMB. D: SPRAIN LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| RT RING FINGER CT-PLAYING TETHERBALL-AT RECESS-AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tetherball |
| BENT FINGER WHIL PLAYING TETHERBALL @ SCHOOL. PAINFUL DX: INJURY (L) 1ST DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PT PLAYING TETHERBALL JAMMED LEFT THUMB. DX THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| CHILD INJURED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL. D: PIP FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PT STATES LT 5TH FINGER WAS CAUGHT AROUND A TETHER BALL ROPE DX: LT 5TH FINGER SP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT INJURED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL; FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT HIT ON FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL; FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT HIT THUMB ON TETHERBALL POLE AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY; THUMB SPRAIN, BRUISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT HIT THUMB ON TETHERBALL AT PARK; THUMB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT KICKED ON THUMB BY FRIEND 4 DAYS AGO AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE, JAMMED THUMB WHEN PLAYING TETHERBALL TODAY; THUMB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT JAMMED FINGER ON BALL WHEN PLAYING TETHERBALL YESTERDAY; FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PT INJURED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL AT CAMP, R THUMB INJURY LIKELY SOF T TISSUE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| 12W/M SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHER B ALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| R THUMB SPR/12YOF SUSTAINED HYPEREXTENSION INJURY OF R THUMB PLAYING TETHERBALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PT PLAYING TETHERBALL AT CAMP, FX R 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| TETHERBALLFX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PT INJURED FINGER AT SCHOOL WHILE PLAYING TRTHERBALLDX: SPRAINED FINGE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| JAMMED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOLDX: LEFT MI DDLE FINGER AVULSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PLAYING TETHERBALL AND JAMMED FINGER DX: FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| DX SPRAIN LEFT INDEX FINGER: CAUGHT FINGER IN ROPE OF TETHERBALL WHILE PLAYING AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PT WAS PLAYING TETHERBALL AND JAMMED RING FINGER, PAIN TO FINGER NOW. D: CONTUSION RIGHT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| HURT FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL. DX; FINGER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PLAYING TETHER BALL @ SCHOOL. PAIN AND SWELLING TO 5TH FINGER. X-RAY (+ DX:SALTER2 FX PROX. PHALYNX SM FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT INJURED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY; FINGER C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| STRUCK FINGER ON TETHERBALL D X: FINGER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tetherball |
| CHILD INJURED LITTLE FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL IN SCHOO. D; FINGER INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL SPRAIN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT HIT FINGER WHEN PLAYING TETHERBALL AT HOME; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PATIENT JAMMED FINGER WHEN PLAYING TETHERBALL; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Tetherball |
| INJURED FINGER PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL. DX: FINGER DISLOCATION, PIP JOINT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| #15YOM INJURED THUMB AT SCHOOL PUNCHED TETHER BALL DX-FRACTURED THUMB PROX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| SPRAINED FINGER WITH TETHERBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| TETHERBALL FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| DX LEFT THUMB FRACTURE: JAMMED THUMB WHILE PLAYING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| DX RIGHT 5TH DIGIT FRACTURE: JAMMED FINGER WHILE PLAYING TETHERBA LL AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tetherball |
| PLAYING TETHERBALL- HYPEREXTENDED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER DX: FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tetherball |
| TETHERBALL DX: CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tetherball |
| DX LEFT FINGER SPRAIN: HYPEREXTENSION LEFT RING FINGER WHILE PLAY ING TETHERBALL AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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