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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 145
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 33 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: Kites or kite string, Surfing |
| TWISTED KNEE WHILE KITE SURFING AT THE BEACH DX: KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 35 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: Kites or kite string |
| KITEBOARDING AND KITE STRING WRAPPED AROUND FINGER FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | 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: Kites or kite string |
| STRAIN BACK - VICTIM STATES SHE OVERDID IT YESTERDAY FLYING A KITE - SH E HAS RECURRENT PAIN IN HER RIGHT LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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