Accidents - Toy bows or arrows - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	88
6-15 years old:	12
16-25 years old:	77

Accidents - Body Parts:

Mouth:	88	Lower Arm:	77
Head:	6	Foot:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toy bows or arrows
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED BY A SPEAR THAT HE GOT IN AFRICA 2 YEARS AGO DX: PW RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toy bows or arrows
PLAYING WITH TOY ARROW DX. PALATE PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toy bows or arrows
PT STEPPED ON A STEEL ARROWHEAD SUS A FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toy bows or arrows
PT WAS PLAYING WHEN WAS HIT ON LEFT TEMPLE WITH A BLUNT ARROW. D: LAC ERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toy bows or arrows
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A TOY ARROW LACERATED HIS SOFT PALATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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