Accidents - Balls - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,292
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2009:	763
Year 2010:	1,528

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	339	Eyeball:	300
Shoulder:	252	Foot:	188
Face:	177	Ankle:	159
Mouth:	146	Wrist:	140
Finger:	121	Hand:	107
Knee:	83	Lower Trunk:	76
Lower Arm:	70	Ear:	63
Upper Trunk:	47	Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls
18 YOM WAS PLAYING BALL WITH HIS PUPPY, WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SCRATCHED ON THE EYELID, & FOREHEAD. DX; RT UPPER EYELID LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls
17 YOM W/STAPLES IN FOREHEAD WAS HIT IN SAME AREA W/BALL CAUSING BLEEDING. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
16YOM WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF HEAD WITH A BALL @ SCHOOL DX;* HEAD INJ URY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
16YOM WAS HIT IN RIGHT EYE WITH SUPERBALL SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls, Eyeglasses
17 YO MALE HIT ON HEAD WITH A BALL AND EYEGLASSES CUT FOREHEAD. DX LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balls
17 YOM KICKED A BALL AND NOW HAS PAIN/ ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	Age: 19 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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls, Poles
19YOM, WAS PLAYING ?BALL&RAN INTO A METAL POLE C/O>>CHEST/BACK PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Balls
16 YO F PUSHING AGAINST BALL AT PHYSICAL THERAPY, HURT SHOULDER. DX SHO ULDER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
16YOM, RESTRAINED DRIVER INVOLVED IN MVC AFTER A BALL GOT STUCK UNDER B RAKE PEADL IN AUTO, R KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balls
20 YOM, ABRASION CORNEAL, PT. HIT IN EYE WITH PLASTIC BALL, BALL BROKE/ SHATTERED CONTACT IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
19 YO F, C/O RIGHT EAR PAIN, STATES A BALL HIT HER IN EAR LAST FRIDAY, DX EAR INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 24 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: Balls, Ceilings and walls
24YOM PLAYING BALL WITH FAMILY RAN RIGHT FOOT INTO A CEMENT WALL CHASIN G THE BALL CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balls
18YO HISPANIC FEMALE FELL @ HOME TRIPPED OVER A BALL IN THE LIVING ROOM AND LANDED ON HER L SHOULDER DX CLAVICULAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balls
24 YOF KICKED A BALL AND FELL. DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN, L ANKLE SPRAIN, THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balls
20YOF CONTUSION TO HEAD COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAMPER AT CAPM WHILE TRYI NG TO GET A BALL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls
20YOF LACERATION TO FOREHEAD COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAPMER WHILE TRYING TO GET THE BIG BALL AT CAMP*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
17 YOF HIT IN RIGHT EYE WITH BALL EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balls
22YOF TWISTED BACK WHILE THROWING BALL LOW BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
23YOM ADMITTED FOR DOG BITE TO FINGER HE SUSTAINED WHEN HIS OWN DOG BIT HIM WHILE PLAYING WITH A BALL*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Balls
17YOM LOOSE TOOTH HIT IN FACE WITH A BALL DURING GYM CLASS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
23YOM HAS RT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER THROWING A BALL TO NEPHEW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	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: Balls
RT ANKLE STR. 25 YOM ROLLED FOOT WHEN STEPPING ON A PLASTIC BALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balls
17YOM DIRECT BLOW TO WRIST WITH A BALL DX: WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
17 YO M C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER THROWING BALLS AT PRACTICE DX WRIST INJURY***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balls
19YOF FELL WHILE GOING TO KICK A BALL AND HIT HEAD ON SIDEWALK. DX. MIN OR HEAD TRAUMA.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balls, Doorsills or frames
17YOF PT CATCHING A BALL AT HOME, TURNED AND HIT HER FACE ON EDGE OF DO ORFRAME. HAS LAC TO R EYEBROW. DX FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balls
FELL WHILE PLAYING BALL FRACTURE CLAVICLE 20Y0M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Balls
24YOF STATES AT HOME WHEN HIT IN MOUTH WITH A CHILDS BALL THAT WAS THRO WN BY CHILD. DX; DENTAL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	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: Balls
TWISTED FOOT PLAYING BALL 16 YO M FPRAIN R FOOT #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balls
17YOM HIT BY A RACKET BALL ON RT EYE DX: EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balls
CONCUSSION: 17YOF SITTING ON BALLS @ RETAIL PRKG LOT, FELL & HIT HEAD ON PAVEMENT, STRUCK FRONTAL & OCCIPITAL BONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balls
21 YOM JAMMED FINGER ON BALL AT PARK. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balls
16 YO MALE WALKING AND TRIPPED ON A BALL. DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balls, Sports and recreational activity
16 YOF IN GYM CLASS, HIT ON FINGER WITH A BALL. DX: FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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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