Accidents - Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus - 16-25 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 565
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ankle:	168	Neck:	94
Wrist:	77	Lower Leg:	61
Shoulder:	47	Upper Trunk:	34
Upper Arm:	34	Face:	16
Lower Trunk:	16	Lower Arm:	6
Head:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 20 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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
PT INJURED ANKLE AFTER JUMPING FROM *** AT PARK. D; ANKLE SPRAIN. .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
PT. FELL ON MONKEY BARS AT PARK. DX. SPRAIN L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
FELL ON LT KNEE WHILE @ CHILDREN'S PLAYGYM. ACUTE CT PROXIMAL LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 21 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: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
PT FELL OFF MONKEY BARS AT PLAYGROUND. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
PT FELL OFF OF MONKEY BARS AND INJURED LOWER ARM. DX LOWER ARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
STATES HE WAS GOING OVER MONKEY BARS AND HURT SHOULDER DX LT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
PT FLIPPED ON MONKEY BARS. DX: STRAIN L BICEP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
PT FELL OFF OF TH MONKEYBARS AND HIT HEAD. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
FELL FROM MONKEY BARS AND HURT HIS BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
PT FELL OFF PLAYGROUND BAR. DX: CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
CERVICAL STRAIN-FELL FROM A ***-AT THE PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
20 YO MALE WALKED INTO MONKEY BARS TWO HOURS AGO LACERATION EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
JUMPED OFF MONKEY BARS AT PARK ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus
NECK PAIN AFTER CLIMBING MONKEY BARS CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Monkey bars, playground gyms or other playground climbing apparatus, Other playground equipment
FELL LAST EVENING AT 0300 FROM MONKEY BARS AT PLAYGROUND, FELL 6' ONTO MULCH ON OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT WRIST. DX FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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