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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 763
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Balls |
| WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BALL FROM FAMILY DOG'S MOUTH, & THE DOG BIT HIS RT HAND. DX; DOG BITE, UNCAL HEMATOMA TO RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balls |
| PT CAUGHT LARGE RUBBER BALL INJURING (R) MIDDLE FINGER DX;# FX (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balls |
| PT WAS HIT IN (R) EAR W/ HARD BALL @ HOME, HAS JAW & EAR PAIN DX;# CONTUSION (R) MASTOID PROCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balls |
| 20YFC PLAYING WITH SON AND STEPPED ON A BALL C/O FOOT PAIN FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balls |
| THREW A BALL. DX-FRACTURE 5TH R FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balls |
| 16 YOM WAS KICKING A BALL ACROSS THE STREET AND JUST AS HE WAS REACHING THE OTHER SIDE SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT LOWER LEG ON CURB SUSTAINING A LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balls, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WENT TO KICK A BALL OUT OF WAY AND KICKED WALL INSTEAD, C/O L FOOT P AIN. DX. CONT, SPRAIN L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balls |
| FELL OVER A BALL. DX-SPRAIN L ANKLE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balls, Bottles or jars |
| H/O SHOULDER DISLOCATION, PT THROWING BALL OR THREW BOTTLE IN TRASH WHE N SHOULDER POPPED OUT; SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Balls |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND FROM POSSIBLE THORN: 17YOM TRYING TO GET BALL OUT OF THE THORN BUSH, STRUCK HAND W/THORN FROM BUSH, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balls |
| PT WITH LAC TO FACE, STRUCK BY A BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | 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: Balls |
| PT WAS RUNNING AFTER A BALL & RAN INTO ANOTHER PLAYERDX: MINOR CLOSED H EAD INJURY WITH LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balls |
| SOMEONE KICKED A BALL AND HIT PT. DX FRACTURE CLOSED L ULNA STYLOID + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balls, Lighting equipment |
| 16YMC BOUNCING A RUBBER BALL WHICH STRUCK A GLASS LAMP SHADE BROKE FELL HITTING SHOULDER/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balls, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT JUMPED FOR BALL DURING GYM CLASS AND LANDED ON TWISTED ANKLE, NOW W/ ANKLE PAIN W/WEIGHT BEARING; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balls |
| R SHOULDER PAIN AFTER THROWING BALL DX: SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balls |
| PT HIT IN HEAD W/2 HARD BALLS X2DAYS ON SHUNT LOCATION, NOW W/HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND TINGLING IN HANDS/FEET; HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balls |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH A GEL BALL AT SCHOOL DX: RIGHT EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balls |
| PT WENT TO KICK A BALL AND MISSED IT AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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