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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE W/KITE. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| FLYING KITE, WALKING, HIT PARKED CAR, FELL, INJURY ELBOW/ARM/WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 61 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| TWISTED KNEE WHILE FLYING KITE " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| 31 YO MALE WAS RIDING ON AIR KITE, LOST CONTROL AND FELL INTO WATER RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT WAS FLYING A KITE AND GOT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND FELL. DX: FX WR IST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT WAS AT HOME FLYING A KITE, TRIPPED IN A HOLE CAUSING ACUTE RT FOOT PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 24 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| FLYING POWER KITE AND GOT DRAGGED TO GROUND AND INJ SHOULDER STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PLAYING C KITE, THE KITE STRING WENT INTO FINGER " FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PLAYING W/KITE, WIRE FROM KITE BECAME LODGED IN FINGER, WIRE CUT, W/SOM E STILL PROTRUDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT FELL WHEN OUT FLYING KITE DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| FLYING KITE, GOT STRUCK IN R.EYE BY EDGE OF KITE. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| FRACTURE SHOULDER - 24 YOM WAS FLYING AN ELECTRIC KITE WHEN DRAGGED BY A STRONG WIND FALLING ONTO LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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