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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 179
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| HEMORRHAGE EYE WHEN SLINGSHOT POPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| PT PLAYING AND HIT THE EYE W/ A SLING SHOT DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT WAS HIT BY A ROCK FROM A SLINGSHOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| HIT IN THE EYE BY A SLINGSHOT NO INTENT INFO LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| 11 YOF STRAINS LOWER ARM PLAYING WITH A SLING SHOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| HAD SLINGSHOT AROUND NECK & FELL & HANDLE CUT/LACERATED PT UNDER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| ~PT WAS PLAYING WITH OTHER CHILD WHEN OTHER CHILD HIT PT WITH A ROCK FROM A SLINGSHOT. D: LACERATION SCALP; CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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