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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,606
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Go-carts, Gasoline |
| 21 YOM HAD GAS LINE FROM GO KART IN ONE HAND AND LIGHTER IN THE OTHER & GAS CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: L HAND SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Go-carts |
| 16 YR M BURNED HAND ON HOT MUFFLER OF GO CART;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Go-carts |
| 20YOM WAS GETTING OUT OF CART AT GO-CART TRACK, BURNED RT HAND ON HOT MOTOR. DX - BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts |
| WORKING ON GO CART AND CUT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL LACERATION HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT WAS RIDING ON A GO-CART WITH A FRIEND, GOING AROUND CORNER TO FAST AND WRECKED. DX: CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS TO HAND AND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Go-carts |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND, PT GRABBED THE HOT TAIL PIPES OF A GO-C ART AND BURNED BOTH HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT FELL OFF GO CART DX CONTUSION L HAND/SPRAIN L WRIST ****** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT FLIPPED GO-CART. DX: R 3/4 METACARPAL FX, ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| L HAND CONT/17YOM WAS RIDING GO CART AT HOME AND IT FLIPPED OVER ON L H AND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Go-carts |
| BURN TO R PALM, PT STATES BURNT HAND ON MUFFLER OF GO-CART 4 HOURS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Go-carts |
| BURNS TO L HAND, GRABBED HOT TAILPIPE ON GO-CART AT 4 PM TODAY AT FRIEN D'S HOUSE. DX. BURNS L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT IN GOCART RACE,ANOTHER GOCART LANDED ON TOP & CRUSHED R HAND, ABRAS R WRIST & R HAND,DX R HAND PAIN & ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts |
| LAC R HAND; GO-CARTING @ ***, WAS BUMPING OTHER CARTS. UNSURE HOW INJUR ED. NOTED BLEEDING WHEN GOT OFF CART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| GO-KART WRECK CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| RACING GO CART WHEN ANOTHER GO CART HIT PT. HAND; CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Go-carts |
| CAUGHT HAND AND THUMB ON GO-CART TIRE HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Go-carts |
| 17 YO GO-KART ACCIDENT CRUSHED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT FLIPPED GO CART, LT HAND AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts |
| 20 YOM FLIPPED GO CART LAC R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT BURNED BOTH HANDS ON THE EXPLODING ENGINE OF A GO CART THERMAL BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| 16 YOWM PASSENGER IN GO-CART AND FELL OUT. DX. ABRASION L HAND/FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| HAND CONTUSION - 22 YOM WRECKED IN A GO CART LAST NIGHT, SUSTAINING INJ URY TO HIS LEFT HAND, HAD ALSO BEEN DRINKING A LOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT WAS IN A GO CART CRASH DX: RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Go-carts |
| LEFT METACARPAL #. GO-CART ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 17 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| 17 YO F FINGERS WENT UNDER BUMPER OF GO-CART AT TRACK. DX MULTIPLE HAND ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT PUSHING A GO-CART INJURED RT HAND DX: RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Go-carts |
| PT C/O RT HAND SWELLING AFTER HITTING IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL OF A GO-CART X2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Go-carts |
| DX LEFT HAND FRACTURE: HIT HAND ON STEERING WHEEL AFTER GO-CART CRASH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Go-carts |
| FB RT HAND .PT WAS FIXING A GO CART AND GOT SOMETHING IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 18 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts |
| HAD WRECK ON GO CART TRACK, LEFT HAND WENT UP UNDER WALL. LACERATIONSX 2 TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts, Chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2000 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2000 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/1999 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/1999 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/1999 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/1998 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/1998 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/1998 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/1998 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/1998 | Age: 18 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/1997 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/1997 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Go-carts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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