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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 549
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| 6YOF RUNNING BACKWARDS WHILE FLYING A KITE AND STRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT WAS FLYING KITES WITH GRANDDAUGHTER AND TRIPPED OVER THE KITE STRIN G AND FELL ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| RUNNING WITH THE KITE STICK IN THE MOUTH&FELL JABBING THROAT >>ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH METAL KITE STICK IN MOUTH, CUT TONSILAR PILLAR; PU NCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT WAS STANDING ON A LOG TRYING TO GET KITE OUT OF A TREE AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 37 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: Laceration |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| REPORTS WAS FLYING A KITE&PULLED UP BY THE WIND CUTTING MULTI FINGERS W ITH THE STRING>>LAC/ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT WITH SPRAINED LOWER LEG WHILE RUNNING WITH A KITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 12 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT WAS AT A PARK, FLYING A KITE, PULLED IT DOWN AND WAS RUNNING WITH IT FELL HITTING THE STICK CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT UPPER EYE LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| 9 YOM HAD SEIZURE WHILE FLYING KITE AND HAS HEAD PAIN HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| RIB INJURY-FELL FOREWARD ONTO CHEST WHILE FLYING A KITE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN FLYING KITE AND FELL TO CONCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FLYING KITE AT LOCAL PARK WHEN STEPPED IN A HOLE TWISTING L KNEE DX L KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 7 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: Kites or kite string, Ceilings and walls |
| FLYING A KITE, STANDINT ONTO RETAINING WALL, FELL OFF HITTING HEAD ONTO STONE,4FT HEIGHT FALL>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| SWALLOWED PIECE OF STRING;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| POKED IN EYE WITH KITE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kites or kite string, Grills |
| PATIENT FLYING A KITE WHEN RAN INTO STATIONARY B-B-Q GRILL; FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string, Footwear |
| WAS FLYING A KITE AND TRIPPED ON HER SHOES (FLIP FLOPS) FELL ONTO HYPER FLEXED R WRIST DX- WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT WAS FLYING A KITE AND FELL JAMMED THUMB FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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