Accidents - Drinking fountains - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,425
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	459
6-15 years old:	466
16-25 years old:	131
26-50 years old:	312
50+ years old:	55

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	359	Head:	351
Mouth:	246	Lower Trunk:	182
Hand:	69	Upper Arm:	63
Neck:	38	Knee:	21
Shoulder:	16	Eyeball:	16
Foot:	16	Finger:	15
Lower Arm:	10	Internal:	5
Upper Trunk:	5	Toe:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 52 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
52 YOF FELL WHILE @ WATER FOIUNTAIN DURING DAY PROGRAM, HIT HEAD DX**: FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
83 YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WATER COOLER AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
46YOM, ON THANKSGIVING, BENDING OVER @ WATER COOLER&DEV. LBP >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
22 MOF DENTAL INJURY KNOCKING OUT 2 LOWER TEETH & LOOSENING 2 OTHERS S/ HITTING HER MOUTH AGAINST A DRINKING FOUNTAIN WHILE PUSHING THE BUTTON*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Drinking fountains
10 YO F, PT WAS DRINKING FROM WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL WHEN SCHOOLMATE PULLED HER HAIR AND PT SCRAPED HAND ON FOUNTAIN, DX SKIN AVULSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
4 YOM FELL AND HIT CHIN ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT CASINO FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains, Ceilings and walls
16YOM, TAKING A SIP FROM WATER FOUNTAIN&ACC WAKLED INTO A WALL HITTING HEAD>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
3 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
34 YOM CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN STRUCK ON THE WATER COOLER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
A 50 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL ON CONCRETE SLAB IN FRONT OF WATERFOUNTAIN, T HEN FELL INTO FOUNTAIN, LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
5 YO MALE FELL INTO WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL. DX GUM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
4YOM SUSTAINED A DENTAL INJURY FELL STRUCK FACE AGAINST THE DRINKING FO UNTAIN AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 35 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
PICKED UP FULL WATER COOLER, THOUGHT IT WAS EMPTY LOW BACK SPRIAN 35 YO M #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
3YOWM PT RUNNING AROUND AT A BIRTHDAY PART AT THE BLOUNCE PLACE AND RA N INTO A WATER FOUNTAIN. DX. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 5 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
5YOM WITH LAC TO TONGUE, FELL AGAINST WATER FOUNTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
33 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON A GLASS WATER COOLER. DX: NECK LAC 4 CM & 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
13 YO M HIT UPPER ARM ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL. DX DELTOID LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
2YOM; PT WAS RUNNING AND FELL, HIT FACE ON DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN. D; SKIN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
LOW BACK STRAIN-41YOM LIFTING A LARGE WATER COOLER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
17 YOF WALKING TO WATER FOUNTAIN AND TRIPPED AND FELL, CHIN HIT BASE OF FOUNTAIN AND FELL BACK HURTING NECK AND BACK. DX: NECK AND BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
23MOM FELL AND HIT MOUTH ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN, LAC TO LOWER LIP, NO CHI DX: LAC TO LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	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
3 YOM, RAN INTO A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN THE PARK HAS LAC BELOW R EYE DX: LAC BELOW R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
4YOF CAUGHT TOE ON WATER DISPENSER, PULLED NAIL ALMOST ALL THE WAY OFF; TOENAIL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
2YOM LACERATION MOUTH DRINKING FROM DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT PARK HAND SLIP PED OFF WET BUTTON FELL HITTING FACE ON GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
12YOM CUT LIP ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL DX: LACERATION TO LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
2 YO F HIT HER HEAD ON A DRINKING FOUNTAIN DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
5 YOM FELL HITTING HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL SUSTAINING HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
5 YR M CUT HAND ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN;DX LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Drinking fountains
50 YO M FELL FROM METHADONE CLINIC HIT HIS HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN +LOC DX CONCUSSION***
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Drinking fountains
13 YR OLD FEMALE DX CONCUSSION W/LOC - SKIPPED AND FELL HITTING FORE- HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Drinking fountains
35YOM SUSTAINED SCIATICA AFTER LIFTING A WATER COOLER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
A 6 YOM SLIPPED AT WATERFOUNTAIN SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 3 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: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
3 YR OLD MALE RAN INTO WATER FOUNTAIN AND LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 14 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
14 YOM CUT FINGER ON WATER FOUNTAIN IN SCHOOL FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
11YOM DRINKING FROM WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL WHEN ANOTHER CHILD PUSHED PT AND HIT LIP ON WATER FOUNTAIN, SWELLING TO LIP; SOFT TISSUE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
PT HIT HEAD ON A FOUNTAIN DRINK DISPENSER DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
6 YO M HIT HEAD ON A WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL DX SCALP LACERATION***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
12 YR OLD MALE DX FOREHEAD LACERATION - WAS TRYING TO DRINK SOME WATER AND BEND DOWN TOO FAST HITTING MY HEAD ON THE WATER FOUNTAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
17YOM RAN INTO DRINKING FOUNTAIN WHILE PLAYING FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
14YOF PT STRUCK HER R KNEE ON A DRINKING FOUNTAIN IN SCHOOL. DX R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
11YOF CONTUSION FACE WAS PUSHED BY CLASSMATE WHILE AT DRINKING FOUNTAI N STRUCK FACE ON SPOUT OF DRINKING FOUNTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
7 YO M IN SCHOOL HIT HEAD IN WATER FOUNTAIN SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FAC E***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
15 YO FEMALE LIFTED A HEAVY WATER COOLER. DX BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 2 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
2YOM PT RUNNING DOWN HALLWAY AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON A DRINKING FOUNTAIN NO LOC. HAS LAC TO R EYELID. DX FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 2 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: Drinking fountains
2YOF HIT FOREHEAD ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT PARK; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
12 YR M FELL ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN;DX CONTUSED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
12 YO M PUSHED DOWN ON WATER FOUNTAIN CAUSING INJURY TO EYEABRASION CO RNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
BENT OVER TO GET DRINK OUT OF WATER FOUNTAIN SYNCOPE 34YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
13YOF WAS PLAYING & SLIPPED HITTING HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL C/O DIZZINESS, NAUSEA & HEADACHE. DX - HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
4YOF WAS RUNNING AND HIT FACE ON A DRINKING FOUNTAIN, FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
DX R NECK & SH PN S/P INJ/ABARSION R SIED SH/NECK & R UPPER EAR: 5YOF @ GYM RUN' INTO WATERFOUNTAIN; ABAS R SH &TOP R EAR; SL SWELL' LAT R NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
14 YR M FELL ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking fountains
9YOM; PT WAS DRINKING WATER FROM SCHOOL AND IMMEDIATLEY FELT SOMETHING STUCK IN THROAT. D; SUSPECTED SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
19YO HISP FEMALE C/O BACK PAIN,RECENTLY LIFTED WATER COOLER,STS BACKPAI N IS RELATED TO *** INJECTIONS,DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking fountains, Hot water
2 YO FEMALE PLAYING WITH HOT WATER FROM WATER COOLER AND BURNED ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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