Accidents - Water slides - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,466
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	300	Shoulder:	165
Face:	161	Lower Leg:	160
Ankle:	144	Knee:	94
Lower Trunk:	79	Finger:	74
Toe:	73	Ear:	73
Eyeball:	71	Foot:	30
Wrist:	21	Elbow:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
PT FELL OFF A WATER SLIDE ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
PT SLIPPED ON A *** JAMMED RIGHT THIRD FINGER FRACTURED FINGER ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
PT WAS ON A "***" YESTERDAY WHEN SHE STOPPED HERSELF W/ OUTSTRETCHED HA NDS. PAIN IN R WRIST. BRUISING, SWELLING. DX R WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water slides
CONTUSED TOE ON *** AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
PT SUS FRACTURED WRIST DUE TO FALL ON WATER SLIDE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Water slides
PRESENTS WITH FACIAL&ARM FLASH BURN FROM A GRILL, NO NASL HAIR SINGIN>> BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
24YOF PLAYING ON A *** IN YARD INJURED LEFT SHOULDER YESTERDAY;SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water slides
HIT HEAD 2X AT WATER SLIDE C/O HEAD PAIN DX- MINOR HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Water slides
HEAD AND NECK PAIN AFTER GOING DOWN HIGH SPEED WATER SLIDE CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
RIDING *** AT HOME, TWISTED ANKLE. DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water slides
16 YOF PLAYING WITH NEIGHBOR'S ON *** AND HIT LEFT KNEE SUSTAINING A LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water slides
RIDING ON *** HIT ABD AT HOME. DX ABD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water slides, Built-in swimming pools
LANDED ON SIDE HARD INTO POOL AFTER COMING DOWN SLIDE AT WATERPARK OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water slides
LOWER LEG INJURY FROM FALLING ON STEP OF SLIDE. DX-FALL, MULTIPLE LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Water slides
16Y/O,F,INJURED ANKLE ON ***, FX L DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Water slides
21 YOF FELL DOWN A WATER SLIDE AT PARK SUSTAINING A DISLOCATED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 21 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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
PT FELL ON SLIDE;TWISTED LEFT ANKLE/FOOT. SLIGHT SWELLING TO ANKLE;NO B RUISING. DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
PT WAS ON *** LAST NIGHT AT HOME DX: SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
PT WITH FRACTURED NOSE GOING DOWN A WATER SLIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
23YOM ACCIDENTLY INJURED RT INDEX FINGER ON A WATER SLIDE TODAY; FINGER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water slides
PT ON *** WHEN HIT A ROCK. D: FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
PT WAS PLAYING ON A ***, TRIPPED & FELL FORWARD LANDINGMOSTLY ON LT ARM . DX-LT ELBOW FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
REPORTS TWISTING ANKLE,?MECH, WHILE GOING DOWN A WATER SLIDE >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
FELL ON A WATER SLIDE AT THE PARK - FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 17 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water slides
PT WAS @ WATER WORLD RIDING DOWN A WATER SLIDE HITTING BOTTOM ON SLIDE NOW C/O PAIN TO BOTTOM. DX CONTUSION TO COCCYX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Water slides
HIT HEAD ON WATER SLIDE CONCUSSION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water slides
TWISTED ANKLE ON WATER SLIDE AT HOME RT ANKLE STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water slides
INJURED ON SLIP-B-SLIDE/FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water slides, Soaps
18 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHILE PLAYING ON *** THAT HE HAD PUT SOAP ON, GO T SOAP IN EYE, AT HOME. DX; R CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
INJURED ON LARGE WATER SLIDE AT WATER PARK/CLAVICLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water slides
PT AT SCHOOL PLAYING ON THE *** AND FELL ONTO BACK OF HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Water slides
PT STATES HIT HEAD YEST ON A SLIP-N-SLIDE AT ELON UNIV., ETOH. DX. HEA D INJURY PRECAUTIONS AND CONTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
PT C/O BROKEN NOSE ON WATER SLIDE. DX FRACT NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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