Accidents - Other playground equipment - Year 2002 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,639
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	377
6-15 years old:	1,133
16-25 years old:	128

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
22 MO M FELL AT *** PLAYGROUND, LIP SWOLEN, TEETH LOOSE. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LIP CONTUSION, LOOSE FRONT TEETH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
RAN INTO A POLE AT SCHOOL. ?LOC. DX. MINOR CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
6 YEAR OLD MALE PLAYING WITH COUSIN AT SCHOOL WASN'T LOOKING AND RAN INTO A POLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment, Slides or sliding boards
PT FELL OFF SLIDE BANGED HEAD ON A RUBBER MAT/POLE, HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT FELL OFF BALANCE BEAM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ON PLAYGROUND, HIT H EAD ON WOOD 2 DAYS AGO, HEADACHE, NAUSEA; POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
WAS HIT IN BACK OF HEAD ON THE MERRY GO ROUND AT SCHOOL. C/O PAIN. HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 21 months	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: Other playground equipment, Floors or flooring materials
21 MONTH OLD 3 FT FALL HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT * *S, FELL FROM PLAYGRO UND EQUIPMENT. DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PAIN TO L LEG & HEAD.FELL OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND.DX LEG CONT/SCALP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
LAC SCALP;. FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
CHILD HIT ON TOP OF HEAD ON SUNDAY DURING JUMPING CASTLE PLAY IN YARD. BLACKED OUT AT THE TIME & THEN AGAIN LAST NIGHT. D:CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
7 YOM WAS PLAYING ON MERRY-GO-ROUND AT SCHOOL; FELL OFF CUTTING HEAD. L ACERATION OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL IN SANDBOX, CONTUISON SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
10YOM HIT HEAD WHILE ON MERRY GO ROUND DX: SCALP LAC OCCIPITAL 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT WAS AT DAYCARE WHEN HE WAS IN THE PLAYGROUND AND FELL OFF THE "WAFFL E BLOCK" RESUTLING IN A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF OF A POLE AND SUS A CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
HIT BACK OF HEAD ON A SWING POLE NO LOC. DX CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND. DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF POLE ON PLAYGROUND, FELL ON ROCKS DX: LEFT CLAVICLE INJURY / CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
CONTUSED HEAD ON MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
DX: LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD: FELL OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OUT OF MOON BOUNCER 3FT HITTING LT SIDE OF HEAD ON CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT HIT HEAD WHEN PLAYING IN BALLS AT PLAY AREA AT ***'S PLAYGROUND ; MINOR HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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: Other playground equipment
CHI WHEN FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
DX LACERATION TO HEAD: HIT BY MERRY GO ROUND, ON BACK OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF MERRY -GO-ROUND SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF OF A MERRY-GO-ROUND SUSTAINING LAC TO R BACK OF HEAD. SCALP LAC $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY - MILD: FELL FROM MERRY GO ROUND, ONTO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT FELL ON PLAYGROUND HITTING HEAD ON WOOD BEAM AT SCHOOL, OR WALK ING DOWN RAILROAD TRACKS AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON RR TYE; CONCUSS, LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Other playground equipment
RUNNING IN FROM RECESS AT SCHOOL AND RAN INTO PLAYGROUNDMETAL POLE. DX HEAD INJURY AND HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY : ON MERRY GO ROUND ON SCHOOL PLAYGROUND, SITTING ON BARS, SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment, Pipes
PATIENT RIDING A ZIP CORD AT HOME, CORD BROKE AND HE FELL 6-8 FEET LAND ING ON FACE ON METAL BAR HE WAS HOLDING ON TO; MILD HEAD INJURY, CONTUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON METAL BAR ON PLAYGROUND AT PARK, AMNESIA TO EVENT;S UPERFICIAL SCALP LAC., HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. STUNNED FOR SEVERAL M INUTES ? LOC DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
CHI WHEN FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 5 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: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
5 YOF-LACERATION SCALP-FELL OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND AT PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF GLIDER AT SCHOOL.DX: 3 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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: Other playground equipment
HIT HEAD ON POLE INPLAYGROUND 3 HRS PTA-DX- ACUTE CONTUSION R MASTOID A REA, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment, Basketball
PT RAN INTO POLE HITTING BACK OF HEAD WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL, CONTUSI ON SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 4 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: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF MERRY-GO ROUND AT PLAYGROUND,CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 2 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: Other playground equipment
FACTOR 9 PT CLIMBING ON MERRY GO ROUND AND FELL 3 FEET TO GROUND,HITTIN G HEAD,CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
12 Y/O F C/O HEADACHE - FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND. DX: SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PT FELL OFF MOTORCYCLE GAME 2FT HITTING HEAD ON GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
SLIP, FELL, HIT EDGE OF SAND BOX SCALP LAC HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT FELL OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND, HIT HEAD ON CEMENT; HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT RAN INTO A METAL POLE IN GYM CLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 5 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
WALKING IN SANDBOX AND FELL FORWARD HITTING FOREHEAD ON POLE. DX CHI AND MILD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT SWINGING ON HOMEMADE *** WHE LINE BROKE AND HE FELL 15-20 FEET ONTO WOOD CHIPS. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN, ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 11 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: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
SCALP LAC-FELL OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND AT THE PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
RAN INTO SWING POLE AT SCHOOL, CUT BY EYE DX: LEFT HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
CUT HEAD ON MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT WAS RUNNING, RAN INTO METAL POLE ON PLAYGROUND, HIT HEAD THEN F ELL BACKWARDS HITTING BACK OF HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
BECAME DIZZY RIDING MERRY GO ROUND FELL 2X HIT HEAD VOMITING 2X DX: CHI W/ATAXIA LETHARGY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
WAS PLAYING ON A PLAYGROUND AND RAN INTO A POLE DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 23 months	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: Other playground equipment
FELL3 FT. AT PLAYGROUND, & LANDED ON WOOD CHIPS- NO LOC.DX: EYEBROW LAC ERATION /DENTAL TRAUMA/ HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
CHI AND CONTUSED BACK WHEN FELL FROM *** AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL FROM A POLE AT SCHOOL DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	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: Other playground equipment
CONCUSSION WHEN FELL FROM MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other playground equipment
CLIMBING UP A POLE AT SCHOOL AND FELL 4 FT TO HARD SURFACE. DX HEAD INJURY AND FACIAL ABRAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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