Accidents - Toy bows or arrows - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	75
Year 2003:	77
Year 2006:	14
Year 2007:	30
Year 2009:	15

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	77	Wrist:	75
Eyeball:	30	Finger:	15
Toe:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toy bows or arrows
LAUNCHING ARROW FROM BOW INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toy bows or arrows
PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE W/ NERF DART. DX: HYPHEMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toy bows or arrows
18 YO INJURED TOE ON BROTHERS'S ARROW FROM BOW & ARROW SET LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toy bows or arrows
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED BY A SPEAR THAT HE GOT IN AFRICA 2 YEARS AGO DX: PW RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1997	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toy bows or arrows
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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