Accidents - Swings or swing sets - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,967
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ankle:	380	Knee:	359
Head:	274	Foot:	189
Wrist:	174	Finger:	167
Lower Trunk:	114	Upper Trunk:	93
Face:	82	Lower Arm:	68
Lower Leg:	31	Elbow:	15
Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT AT GILCREST PARK JUMPED OFF A SWINGSET STRAINED .LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
LACERATION SCALP - 19 YOF LIVING IN A GROUP HOME, WAS OUTSIDE AND FELL OFF SWING LACERATING TOP MIDDLE OF HEAD NEAR HAIRLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
16 YOWM JUMPED OFF A SWING AND INJURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL FROM FROM SWING. LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN SWING SET FELL AND STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
17 Y/O M C/O HAND INJURY - JUMPED OFF SWING. DX: FRACTURE L RADIUS ULNA DISTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL WHILE JUMPING OFF OF A SWING TONIGHT, INJURING L KNEE. L NEE INJURY $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF SWING AT PARK. DX: SPRAIN R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
LEFT ELBOW STRAIN.PT FELL OFF A SWING AND INJURED ELBOW.~
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 16 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: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF THE BACK OF A SWINGSET SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
LEFT WRIST FRACTURE.PT WAS PUTTING A SWING IN A TREE AND BRANCH BROKE A ND PT FELL ON SWING AND INJURED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Swings or swing sets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CHI - 21 YOF ON A SWING THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A PORCH, THE SWING BROKE P ULLING DOWN WOOD THAT STRUCK 21 YOF IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT FELL OFF TREE SWING AND LNADED ON GRASS. D: ANKLE SPRAIN, LEG CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
RT LOWER LEG CT-JUMPED FROM A ROPE SWING INTO THE RIVER-HIT A ROCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets, Ceilings and walls
RT 3RD FINGER FX-CAUGHT FINGER IN A ROPE SWING & LATER PUNCHED A WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets, Rope or string
PT OUT IN A CANAL ON A ROPE SWING ROPE CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BEFORE LETTING GO FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 20 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: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
LT FOOT FX-SWINGING FROM A ROPE SWING-WHICH BROKE & PT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 19 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: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF ROPE SWING INTO RIVER. DX: CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Swings or swing sets
JUMPED OFF SWING AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF A SWING FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF SWING AT HOME. DX: CHEST WALL CONT, UTI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT. FELL FROM A SWING BAR TRAPEZE WHEN PT FELL, SHE LANDED ON HER HEAD, ETOH. DX. FX PATELLAR, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF SWING, LACERATION L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
DX LOWER RIGHT LEG CONTUSION: ON TREE SWING, SWING FELL AND PT HIT LEG ON GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Handrails, railings or banisters
LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT ON PORCH SWING - SWING BROKE AND PATIENT HIT BACK OF HEAD ON RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
LT EAR PAIN. FELL OFF ROPE SWING, HIT WATER HARD. DX; LT OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
SWING BROKE DX. FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Chains
WAS SITTING ON PORCH SWING, SWING CAME LOOSE WAS HIT IN HEAD BY CHAIN.D X. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT ON SWING TRIED TO STOP INJURING ANKLE, R ANKLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
LT FOOT FX-@ HOME-JUMPED OFF A SWING-HIT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT STEPPED IN GLASS WHEN BAREFOOT WHILE PUSHING ANOTHER CHILD ON A SWING AT HOME; FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
STRUCK BY A SWING- RESULTING IN A CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT INJ RT 5TH FINGER WHEN SHE FELL OFF A SWING +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING - WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING AND FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING AT PARK HIT FINGER ON GRAVELDX: CONTUSION RT 5TH FIN GER +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
23-YOM SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF MOVING A SWING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 23 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: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
LT FOOT SPRAIN-SHE JUMPED OFF A SWING AT THE PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
BACK PAIN. LT HIP PAIN. FELL FROM TREE SWING. DX; PELVIC FX'S
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 19 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
LT 5TH FINGER FX-FELL FROM A SWING THAT BROKE AT THE PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF ROPE SWING DX: FRACTURE LT. DISTAL RADIUS, LOWER LIP LACERATION, CHIN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT WAS SWINGING ON A SWING WITH CHILD AND WENT TO JUM P OFF AND TWISTED ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT AT A WATER PARK ON A ROPE SWING OVER THE WATER STRAINED LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF PARK SWING HURT KNEE DX STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Swings or swing sets
HEAD INJURY-FELL WHEN A PORCH SWING BROKE @ HOME & PT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
LEFT KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY-FELL FROM SWING, SUSTAINING PAIN TO RT KNEE, CALF, ANKLE AND FOOT. ABLE TO AMBULATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Swings or swing sets
CLOSED HEAD INJURY - TRIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON A POLE OF A SWING SE T, NOW VOMITING AND HIGHTHEADED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING AT PARK. DX: COCCYX CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PAIN LAT ASPECT LT FOOT AFTER SWINGING (WHILE JUMPING ) DX: FX LT 5TH M T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
SWINGING IN SWING AT HOME. BEAM BROKE AND HIT PT IN HEAD. HEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT IS AUTISTIC FELL OFF A SWING SET - SWING BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
WHILE PUSHING SWING AT SCHOOL PT SLID AND FELL TWISTING L ANKLE DX L ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT JUMPED OFF SWING AT PARK. DX: INTERNAL DERANGEMENT L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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