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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| USING A SLINGSHOT, SPRUNG BACKWARDS AND HIT FORHEAD. DX FORHEAD LACERAT ION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| PT WAS AT A FARM PICKING BERRIES AND PLAYING WITH A SLING SHOT, WAS HIT BY THE RECOIL CAUSING A LACERATION TO CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Tetherball |
| PATIENT HIT ON FACE WITH ROCK FROM SLINGSHOT, ALSO INJURED HAND PLAYING TETHERBALL; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT PLAYING WITH A BALLOON SLING SHOT AND PUT A ROCK IN IT SUSTAINED VA LACERATION TO FACE WHEN IT BACKFIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| HIT SELF IN FOREHEAD W/ROCK AND SLINGSHOT DX; FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Balloons |
| PLAYING & HIT IN EYE W/WATER BALLOON LAUNCHED FROM 75' AWAY WITH 3 PERS ON SLINGSHOT, NONREACTIVE PUPIL, FX ORBITAL FLOOR-MEDPOR IMPLANT PLACED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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