Accidents - Slingshots or sling-propelled toys - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,475
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	212
Year 1999:	68
Year 2000:	11
Year 2001:	223
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	74
Year 2004:	156
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	81
Year 2007:	237
Year 2008:	13
Year 2009:	139
Year 2010:	174

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	86
6-15 years old:	1,018
16-25 years old:	156
26-50 years old:	213

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
13 YR M HIT WITHPUMPKIN SOMEONE SHOT FROM SLINGSHOT ;DX CONTUSED LIPS AND NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 9 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
9YOM LACERATION TO FOREHEAD SHOOTING A PEACH WITHA SLINGSHOT PEACH BACK FIRED HIT PT ON FOREHEAD, OCCURED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Balloons
16 YR OLD MALE HIT IN EYE BY WATER BALLOON FIRED FROM SLING SHOT DURING A GAME WITH BLOWOUT FX TO EYE,NOSEBLEED,TRANSF TO MASS EYE AND EAR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
12YOM PT ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF WITH A PLASTIC PART OF SLING SHOT DX: EYE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
PT GOT HIT WITH A SLINGSHOT/ CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
HIT IN EYE WITH CORN COB - SHOT BY A SLING SHOT. ABRASION R EYEBROW, C ONTUSION FACE, RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
PT WAS AT CAMP, BUILDING A CATAPULT, WHICH THREW A PIECE OF WOOD IN THE AIR, & HIT HIM IN THE FACE. DX: FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	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, Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys
PT TRYING TO USE SLINGSHOT AND HIT IN FOREHEAD W/WOODEN BLOCK, NO LOC; FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

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: 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: 06/09/2005	Age: 15 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
THROWING AWAY BROKEN CATAPULT/SLINGSHOT - GOT HIT IN HEAD 1 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 6 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
SLING SHOT TO TEMPLE FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
HAS BOXER'S FRACTURE NOSE,NARE IS CLOSED,SAW ADD ON TV FOR RUBBER TO US E IN NOSE,USED RUBBER PIECE OF SLING SHOT.DX; POSS. FB NOSE,SINUSITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
WHILE AT CAMP PT HIT ON RT CHEEK BY A LARGE SLING SHOT ,LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	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
USING A SLING SHOT AND IT CAME BACK HITTING CHIN. LACERATION TO CHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
FACIAL WOUNDS. PT WAS HIT IN FACE WITH A SLINGSHOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2001	Age: 9 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys, Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2001	Age: 8 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2001	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/1997	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/1997	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/1997	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: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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