Accidents - Drinking fountains - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 951
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	358
6-15 years old:	274
16-25 years old:	142
26-50 years old:	144
50+ years old:	30

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	311	Head:	170
Toe:	101	Lower Trunk:	100
Lower Arm:	68	Mouth:	58
Hand:	46	Finger:	30
Upper Leg:	22	Upper Trunk:	15
All Of Body:	15	Elbow:	6
Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking fountains
WATER COOLER W/HOT & COLD VALVE PUSHED HOT VALVE SCALDING CHEST BURN CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WATER COOLER. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
11YOM, PUNCHED A WATER FOUNTAIN @ SCHOOL 2D AGO, NOW WITH HAND PAIN&SWE LLING>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Drinking fountains
2YOF WAS BEING DRAGGED OVER TO THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN, AT MOM'S WORK, NOW WON'T USE RT ARM. DX; RT NURSEMAID'S ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking fountains, Hot water
6 YO MALE GOT WATER FROM A WATER COOLER - MUST HAVE GOTTEN HOT WATER IN STEAD OF COLD AND BURNED CHIN. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
FELL ON WATER FOUNTAIN;DX LACERATED CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
11 YO M HIT HEAD ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking fountains, Hot water
PT PULLED HOT WATER SIDE OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER DISPENSER AND PUT HAND UNDER HOT WATER. DX: .5% TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
8 YO MALE FELL INTO A DRINKING FOUNTAIN. DX LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
PT WAS PLAYING AROUND THE WATER FOUNTAIN AND FELL, HIT NOSE AGAINST IT. D: NASAL BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON WATER COOLER. DX: GI BLEED, HEAD LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
13 YOF BENT OVER AT WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL AND LOWER BACK GAVE OUT, DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains, Stairs or steps
WAS CARRYING WATER COOLER UPSTAIRS AND HURT BACK LOWER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FAINTED @ SCHOOL HIT CHIN ON WATER FOUNTAIN. DX LACERATION OF CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT LOWER ARM WITH WATER FOUNTAIN;DX LACERATED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 3 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: Drinking fountains
CUT ON WATER FOUNTAIN IN PARK. DX-FACIAL LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
PT DX CONTUSION OF LT GREAT TOE/FOOT - S/P DIRECT BLOW,GREAT TOE GOT SLAMMED ON A COOLER 2 WEEKS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT RUNNING TOWARDS A WATER FOUNTAIN AT THE IMAGINARIUM CENTER AND RAN T EETH FIRST INTO THE FOUNTAIN KNOCKED OUT TWO TEETH DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
DX LOW BACK STRAIN/SPRAIN: ACUTE ONSET OF LBP AFTER BEND'G OVER THE DRINK'G FOUNTAIN TO GET A DRINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 4 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: Drinking fountains
RAN INTO A FOUNTAIN HITTING FOREHEAD, +BLD CTR'D @ TRIAGE >>LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
FELL AT SCHOOL AND FACE HIT DRINKING FOUNTAIN. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT BANGED HEAD ON SIDE OF DRINKING FOUNTAIN. DX HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
HIT HEAD ON THE WATER FOUNTAIN. HI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
TOENAIL INJURY-DROPPED WATER COOLER ON TOE-BROKE TOENAIL OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
LT LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING WATER COOLER. DX: ACUTE MYOFASCIAL LU MBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 2 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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT WAS AT PARK AND FELL STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN. NO LOC LEFT W/O BEING SEEN. DX CHI
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
85 YOM FELL AND HIT FACE ON WATER FOUNTAIN LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
FELL INTO WATER FOUNTAIN;DX LACERATED MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FELL AT BROTHER'S SCHOOL AND HIT HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN DX: FACIAL LAC REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
DRINKING OUT OF DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL STRAIGHTENED UP STRIKING HE AD ON DOOR OF CUPBOARD THAT WAS OPENED DX CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
TONGUE LAC-FELL AGAINST A WATER FOUNTAIN-@ DAYCARE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Drinking fountains
49YO WHITE MALE GRABBED PLUG OF WATER COOLER AND WAS SHOCKED DX ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
LS STRAIN-AFTER LIFTING A WATER COOLER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains, Basketball
PT WAS CHASING A BASKETBALL DOWN THE SCHOOL HALLWAY AND STRUCK RIGHT UP PER LEG AGAINST A WATER FOUNTAIN LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR (FROM WATER FOUNTAIN) AT SCHOOL. DX UPPER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON A DRINKING FOUNTAIN, LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
HIT FINGER HARD ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN CAUSED LAC AND FB ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT CUT THUMB ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT FINGER ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking fountains, Hot water
PT BURNED ARM FROM HOT WATER FROM WATER COOLER DX/ 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
SPRAIN TO RIGHT GREAT TOE AFTER HITTING TOE/FOOT ON WATER FOUNTAIN TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT WAS HOLDING ONTO WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL WHILE ROUGH HOUSING W/ A F RIEND WHEN SHE CUT HER R 5TH FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains, Faucets or spigots
LEANING FOREWARDS ON A PLASTIC FAUCET VERSUS PLASTIC CHROME WATER FOUNT AIN THAT BROKE&WENT THRU HAND, CUT THRU MUSCLES>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PATIENT FELT DIZZY AT STORE, WENT TO DRINKING FOUNTAIN TO GET DRINK AND FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD, NOW JERKING ARMS, SLOW SPEECH; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
3 YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRINK OUT OF WATER FOUNTAIN AND FELL SUSTAINING LACERATION TO UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT HIT EAR AGAINST WATER FOUNTAIN, NOW W/LAC TO EARLOBE, NO LOC; EARLOB E LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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