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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| 27 YO MALE CUT LEFT FINGER ON KITE STRING FLAP LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| CONTUSION COCCYX - 37 YOF HAD CLIMBED UP INTO A TREE TRYING TO RETRIEVE A KITE WHEN SHE FELL OUT OF TREE, C/O LOWER BACK, COCCYX PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| @ HOME SQUATTED DOWN TO FIX A KITE FELT A POP DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| CUT LOWER ARM AS KITE STRING PULLED THRU ARM AT HOME. DX: LACERATION F OREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| DX RIGHT EYE ABRASION: HIT IN EYE BY CORNER OF KITE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT WAS FLYING A KITE AT DAYCARE WHEN HE HIT A LIGHT POLE CAUSING A CONT USION TO HIS RT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| FELL FLYING A KITE DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 43 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: Kites or kite string |
| PT CLIMBED UP TREE TO GET KITE AND FELL 10 FT. DX: L RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| CUT EAR ON KITE STRING OR HANDLE OF KITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 10 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: Laceration |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| FINGER LAC W/ CELLULITIS-FINGER CUT ON KITE STRING-AREA NOW INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| SPRAIN R ANKLE; FLYING KITE WITH GRANDAUGHTER & STEPPED IN HOLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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