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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| WHILE FLYING LRG KITE AT CITY PARK PT INJ L SHOULDER WHEN STRONG WIND C AUGHT KITE AND PT FELL ON SHO DX L ANT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT FELL WHILE OUT FLYING A KITE, NOW WITH HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PT TRYING TO GET A KITE OUT OF A TREE FELL 4 FT DX: RT POSS ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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