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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 592
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	125
Year 1999:	56
Year 2002:	31
Year 2004:	32
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	21
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	90

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	248
16-25 years old:	93
26-50 years old:	176
50+ years old:	67

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Kites or kite string
PT FLYING KITE & STRING WRAPPED AROUND L PINKY FINGER DX NUMBNESS L PIN KY*
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: 11/26/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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 WENT TO GRAB IT AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT FOURTH FI NGER INTO A TREE FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
RIGHT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER SPR. PT INJRUED FINGER WHEN FLYING A KITE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 09/22/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
FRACTURE FINGER - 9 YOM WAS FLYING A KITE AND WAS GOING DOWN A HILL TOO FAST AND FELL INJURING RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
KITEBOARDING AND KITE STRING WRAPPED AROUND FINGER FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/1999	Age: 20 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1998	Age: 7 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/1998	Age: 11 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: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/1998	Age: 51 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/1997	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: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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