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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,001
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT SLIPPED ON A SKATEBOARD YESTERDAY. WAITED 24 HOURS TO COME TO ER TO HAVE LEG EVALUATED. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT FELL FROM SKATEBOARD, PAIN TO UPPER LEG. D: CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Skateboards, Motor vehicles or parts |
| DEEP THIGH LACS, STATES RIDING SKATEBOARD BEHIND TRUCK, FELL IN GLASS F OR FRATERNITY INITIATION, THEN STATES SELF INFLICTED FOR COLLEGE HAZING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL EARLIER WHILE SKATEBOARDING ON A RAIL---(L) THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT WAS RIDING SKATEBOARD AT HOME WHEN INJURY OCCURED. DX. FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN SKATEBOARDING 2 DAYS AGO, SEEN AT URGENT CARE FOR LEG INJURY; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Skateboards, Animal induced injury |
| PT ON SKATEBOARD TWO DAYS AGO WHEN ATTACKED BY DOG. FELL TO GROUND AND BITTEN ON THIGH. PUNCTURE WOUNDS. D:DOG BITE, LOWER BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards |
| RIDING SKATEBOARD & HAD MECHANICAL FALL, DX; FEMUR FX, LEUKOCYTES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT STATES WAS RIDING SKATEBOARD AND FELL DX RT THIGH STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT RIDER OF A SKATEBOARD DOWN A RAILING AND FELL OFF FRACTURED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards, Bicycles or accessories |
| R FX FEMUR/7YOM SITTING DOWN ON SKATEBOARD TIED TO BIKE. PT GOT OFF, BU T STRING WRAPPED AROUND LEG AND TRIPPED AND LEG SPLIT OPEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Skateboards |
| 9 YOM FELL OFF SKATEBOARD AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH FROM THE SKATEBOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT FELL WHILE RIDING SKATEBOARD, CONTUSION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT WAS SKATEBOARDING AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER SKATEBOARDER. D: CONTU SION LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT FELL OFF OF SKATEBOARD. DX: R LATERAL THIGH STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT WAS SKATEBOARDING & THE SKATEBOARD SLIPPED, HE FELL ONTO THE GROUND C/O SEVERE PAIN & DEFORMITY OF LT LEG. DX- FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards |
| DX LEG CONTU: INJ LEG AFTER FALL OFF "SHREAD SHOP SKATEBOARD) WHILE SKATEBOARDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Skateboards |
| SITTING ON SKATEBOARD, FELL DX: THIGH STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 9 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Skateboards |
| DX: THIGH HEMATOMA WHEN STRUCK BY SKATEBOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards |
| HIT BY CAR WHEN SKATEBOARDING;DX CONTUSED UPPER LEGS AND ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards |
| FALL FROM SKATEBOARD DX: LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT W/ABRASIONS TO THIGH/BACK FROM SKATING/BIKING WHILE AT SKATEBOARD PA RK, ALSO VOMITING X2DAYS;THIGH/BACK ABRASIONS,EXERTION INDUCED VOMITING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT ON SKATEBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTED TO JUMP 5 FOOT EMBANKMENT AND FOOT DID NOT CONNECT W/ SKATEBOARD. DID SPLITS. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards |
| FELL ON SKATEBOARD;DX CONTUSED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Skateboards |
| DX SALTER III FX L FEMUR: SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARS W/KNEE PLANTED OFF SKATEBOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Skateboards |
| PT FELL OFF SKATEBOARD AND HIT THIGH ON SIDEWALK. C/O SWELLING AND POPP ING. D: LEG STRAIN, URI, KNEE EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Skateboards |
| THIGH PAIN PT FELL WHILE SKATEBOARDING. CONTUSION OF THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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