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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,617
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT HAD PX AFTER GOING ON WATER SLIDES. DX: THORACIC SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT SUS SPRAIN TO LOWER BACK BY A SLIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water slides |
| 50 YOM HIT RT ELBOW ON WATER SLIDE 2 WEEKS AGO-DX RT ELBOW CELLULITUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 39 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| GOING DOWN WATERSLIDE AND CAUGHT FOOT AT THE BOTTOM AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 36 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: Other |
| Product: Water slides, Swimming pools |
| ON WATER SLIDE TODAY, SLAMMED HEEL INTO FLOOR OF POOL JAMMING LEG. LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT CAUGHT TOE ON EDGE OF WATER SLIDE AT WATER PARK. D: ANKLE SPRAIN, AB RASION, TOENAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water slides |
| FLOPPED ON *** IN YARD AT HOME SUST INJ TO RIBS AND UPPER ABDOMEN DX BLUNT TRUAMA ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| 38 YO FEMALE INJURED LEFT FOOT ON WATER SLIDE SPRAIN LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water slides |
| 50 YEAR OLD FEMALE HURT RIBS ON WATER SLIDE CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 39 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 |
| PLAYING ON *** SPRAIN KNEE SPRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT FELL OFF TUBE ON WATER SLIDE. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT INJURED ON WATER SLIDE; LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water slides, Water tubing |
| 43 YOF WAS AT WATERPARK AND FELL FROM AN INNERTUBE ON A WATERSLIDE CAUS ING A CHEST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water slides |
| FELL AT A WATER SLIDE AT AN AMUSEMENT PARK (***). DX-CONTUSION R KNEE W ITH SMALL EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 48 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 |
| PAIN TO BACK SLIPPED AT WATER SLIDES DX: CONTUSION TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT INJURED ON ***; ARM CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 50 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: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT HIT HEAD ON WATER SLIDE AT WATER PARK. D: CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT AT SUN SPLASH PARK GOING DOWN A WATER SLIDE WHEN SHE STRUCK HER RIGH T ELBOW CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| PAIN TO NECK WHILE GOING DOWN WATER SLIDE DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT. WENT DOWN SLIDE AT WATER PARK AND KNEES WENT OUT WHEN HITTING WAKE. DX. STRAIN R/L KNEES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| KNEE CAP POPPED OUT OF PLACE WHILE GOING DOWN SLIDE. DX. STRAIN/DISLOC ATED R KNEE. OCCURRED AT WATER PARK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 44 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water slides, Built-in swimming pools |
| PT INJURED BACK ON WATER SLIDE AT WATER PARK 2 DAYS AGO. HIT BOTTOM OF POOL. D; LOW BACK PAIN, LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT INJURED PLAYING ON ***E; NECK AND LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| 49 YO FEMALE WAS INJURED ON WATER SLIDE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT FELL OFF *** SLIDE AND INJURED LEFT WRIST C/O PAIN LEFT WRIST LEFT W RIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT INJURED ON ***, NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 44 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: Concussion |
| Product: Water slides |
| FELL ON WATER SLIDE AT PARK DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT. WAS SLIDING DOWN VINYL WATER SLIDE AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water slides |
| STATES SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WATER SLIDE DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water slides |
| PT STATES SLIDING DOWN WATER SLIDES PUT OUT HAND TO SLOW DOWN INJURING 4TH FINGER CONTUSION LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 36 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 |
| INJURED ON *** DX. KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 37 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: Water slides |
| PT HERE ON VACATION WAS GOING DOWN A WATER SLIDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEE D STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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