Accidents - Kites or kite string - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 287
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 2000:	38
Year 2007:	40
Year 2010:	142

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
42 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS TRYING TO FLY A KITE AND STEPPED IN A HOLE IN YARD. DX: SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
34 YOM FRACTURED AN ANKLE WHILE FLYING A LARGE KITE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
REPORTS HE WAS HELPING LITTLE SISTER FLY A KITE LAST PM AT 2000. STEPPE D IN A HOLE. DX. SPRAIN L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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