Accidents - Drinking fountains - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,500
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	103
Year 2000:	163
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	108
Year 2003:	92
Year 2004:	75
Year 2005:	183
Year 2006:	94
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	180
Year 2009:	142
Year 2010:	131

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	289	Head:	288
Face:	155	Mouth:	154
Hand:	116	Knee:	92
Toe:	83	Lower Trunk:	69
Upper Trunk:	68	Shoulder:	66
All Of Body:	53	Foot:	18
Ankle:	16	Lower Arm:	14
Neck:	12

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 04/18/2010	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 07/07/2009	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: 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: 11/25/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Drinking fountains, Faucets or spigots
LAST NIGHT ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A WATER FAUCET VERSUS WATER FOUNT AING, BEEN BLEEDING SINCE>>LAC/AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Drinking fountains
PASSED OUT WHILE AT DRINKING FOUNTAIN, HIT HEAD/ CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION BY BUMPING AGAINST A WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 17 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: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
FELL AGAINST WATER COOLER AND LAC ARM ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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
16 YOM CUT FINGER ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT CUT FINGER ON HANDLE OF THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. D: SUPERFICIAL LACE RATION OF RIGHT DISTAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2006	Age: 16 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, Ceilings and walls
DRINKING FROM WATER FOUNTAIN, STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON A WALL, DIZZINES S " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT AT JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER, CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER ON WATER FOUNTAIN, LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT FELL W/ R HAND HITTING WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL DX: R PALM LAC W/ FLEXOR TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 20 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
20 YO HIT HAND ON FOUNTAIN FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking fountains
RAN INTO DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SHELTER DX. CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
STUBBED TOE ON WATER COOLER...FX 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN BACK AND CHEST: LIFTED WATER COOLER, FELT PULLING IN CHEST, UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 21 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
PT WALKING BACKWARDS, FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN. D: C LOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
PT DROPPED WATER COOLER THAT SHATTERD CAUSED FINGER INJ DX:FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
STIFF NECK THIS AM AFTER DRINKING FROM WATER FOUNTAIN,BENT DOWN FOR DRI NK, WHEN RAISED UP NECK HURT; ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN,TORTICOLLIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
PT SEEN FOR NASAL AND FACIAL CONTUSIONS AFTER 20 LB WATER COOLER FELL ONTO HER FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
PT PNCHED WATER FOUNTAIN(COOLER) W/(R) HAND LAST PM. C/O PAIN & SWELLING. DX: CONTUSION (R) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
SPILLED WATER FROM WATER COOLER ON FLOOR ATHOME THEN SLIPPED ON FLOOR L ANDED ON L KNEE KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
CUT HAND ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
RT KNEE CONTUSION-SLIPPED WHILE WALKING TO DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT NURSING HOME, INJURING RT KNEE AND NECK. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drinking fountains, Furniture polishes or waxes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2000	Age: 23 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 16 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: Dislocation
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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