Accidents - Kites or kite string - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 747
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	88
Year 2000:	38
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	69
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	110
Year 2010:	142

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	71
6-15 years old:	159
16-25 years old:	159
26-50 years old:	287
50+ years old:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
42 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS TRYING TO FLY A KITE AND STEPPED IN A HOLE IN YARD. DX: SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
34 YOM FRACTURED AN ANKLE WHILE FLYING A LARGE KITE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
PT FELL WHILE FLYING KITE INJURING ANKILE DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
REPORTS HE WAS HELPING LITTLE SISTER FLY A KITE LAST PM AT 2000. STEPPE D IN A HOLE. DX. SPRAIN L ANKLE.
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: 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

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE FLYING KITE DX: ANKLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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