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Accidents - Other playground equipment - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:131
6-15 years old:110
16-25 years old:76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/12/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT FELL WHEN WALKING ON ROPES ON PLAYGROUND, HIT SHIN ON GROUND; L EG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT CAUGHT FOOT WHEN JUMPING OVER A BAR ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL, FE LL FORWARD INJURING LOWER LEG; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT STATES HE WAS PUSHING A MERRY GO ROUND AND FELL, STRIKING LEG ON MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Other playground equipment
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING IN SANDBOX AND WAS BITTEN ON LEGS BY INSECTS MAYBE FLEAS, RASH ON BOTH LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT HIT LOWER LEG ON BAR OF CANOE WHEN ON CANOE TRIP LAST WEEK, LEG PAIN TODAY WHEN CRAWLING THROUGH TUBES AT ***; LEG CONTUSI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
LT LOWER LEG INJURY-OCCURED WHILE IN A MOON WALK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
CONTUSED LOWER LEG ON MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
5 YO M GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN RIDING HORSEFX TIB-FIB CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
CHILD FELL AGAINST SANDBOX INJURING LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT HAS CONTUSIONS OF THE LOWER LEG WHEN SHE STRUCK IT OFF OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
JUMPING ON "AIR JUMPER" PT NOW NOT WALKING ON LEFT LEG.DX LEFT FIBIA FR ACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
FRACTURED LOWER LEG ON MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
CUT LOWER LEG WHEN CAUGHT BY MERRY GO ROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
PATIENT SLIPPED AND FELL ON "SPIDER WEB" ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL; LEG L AC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment, Playground equipment
ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT PLAYING IN SANBOX WHEN HER LEG GOT STUCK IN SAN D DX: FRACTURED LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
PLAYING ON MERRY GO ROUND AND GOT FOOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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