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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,547
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 23 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| A 23 YR OLD MALE TWISTED ANKLE WHILE ON SPACE WALK, PLAY GROUND EQUIP. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 15YOM SLID OFF MOVING BOUNCY OBJECT ON PLAYGROUND, INVERTED ANKLE; ANKL E SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 10 YOF FELL OFF A "FIREMAN" POLE AT THE PARK SUSTAINING A SPRAINED ANKL E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 24YOM FELL OFF PLAY SET AT PARK DX: MALLEOLAR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 4 YOF WAS JUMPING ON AN ***, & TWISTED HER LT ANKLE DX; ANKLE SPRAIN DX; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 8YOM TWISTED ANKLE WHEN JUMPING IN BLOW-UP BOUNCY HOUSE; ANKLE FX., ANK LE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 3 Y/O/M FELL GETTING OFF INFLATABLE BOUNCER IN HOSPITAL PARKING LOT DX/ RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 8YOF HAS SWOLLEN RT ANKLE, AFTER JUMPING ON AN ***- WON'T BEAR WT. ON R T FOOT. DX: RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 7 YOF SPRAIN ANKLE, JUMPING ON *** AND INVERTED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 67 YOM HIT ANKLE ON A TREE WHILE ON *** IN ***. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 6 YO MALE SLIDING DOWN A POLE AT THE PLAYGROUND. DX ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 25 YOF TWISTED RT ANKLE IN SANDBOX; + SWELLING. DX##: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 9 Y/O WHITE FEMALE FELL OFF *** AND TWISTED ANKLEDX SPRAINED RIGHT ANKL E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| DX L ANK PN: 18MOM STUMBLED, TWIST' & FELL F PLAYSET. LIMP' & GRIMACED W/ PLACING WT ON L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 13 YOF FELL IN JUMP HOUSE, R ANKLE PAIN DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 22YOF-ANKLE SPRAIN-JUMPED OFF A MERRY-GO-ROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 4 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 4 Y MALE CAUGHT FOOT IN MERRY-G0-ROUND IN THE PARK DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 12YOF FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND DX: ANKLE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 41YOF WAS ZIP LINING AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE , CONTUSION TO LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 13 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 13YOM WAS JUMPING ON *** WHEN LANDED WRONG AND TWISTED R ANKLE,SWELLING , PAIN WITH WT BEARING DX: R ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| SPRAIN ANKLE - 10 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT ANKLE PAIN & SWELLING - TWISTED ANKLE WHEN PLAYING ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 10YOM INJ LT ANKLE ON *** AT PLAYGROUND DX: ANKLE SPRAIN DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 8 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: Other playground equipment |
| 8YOF PT PLAYING ON MERRY-GO-ROUND AT PARK, GOT R FOOT CAUGHT AND BENT H ER ANKLE WHILE SPINNING. HEARD A POP, PAIN. DX R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 10YO M; PT WAS PLAYING TAG AT SCHOOL, HIT METAL POLE WITH RT. ANKLE;PT C/O PAIN; DX: FRACTURE RT.A NKLE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 11 YOF ON CHURCH TRIP CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT UNDER MERRY-GO-ROUND AND SUSTAI NED A FRACTURED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 4YOF PLAYING IN BOUNCE HOUSE WHEN PLAYING OUTSIDE, WON'T BEAR WEIGHT ON FOOT; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 3 Y/O M FELL OUT OF BOUNCER HOUSE AT HOME FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 7YOM TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE ON INFLATED SLIDE ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 7YOM JUMPED IN BOUNCE HOUSE ON FIELD TRIP, LANDED IN BOUNCE HOUSE, ANK LE PAIN; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 2YOF JUMPED OFF A PLATFORM ONTO PILE OF FOAM BLOCKS ON PLAYGROUND, TWIS TED ANKLE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 3YOF WITH SPRAINED ANKLE ON *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other playground equipment, Swings or swing sets |
| 10 YOF STRUCK LT ANKLE ON A POLE, WHILE ON A SWING- WON'T BEAR WT. ON IT. DX; ANKLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 17 YOF, SPRAIN ANKLE, PT. AT CHURCH, IN BOUNCY HOUSE, TRIPPED AND FELL TWISTING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 9YOM HIT ANKLE AGAINST A POLE ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL 2 DAYS AGO, INTER MITTENT PAIN SINCE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 18 YO F FELL HURT ANKLE PLAYING ON MERRY-GO-ROUND AT SCHOOL. DX ANKLE S PRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 14 YO FEMALE FELL OFF A BOUNCY THING AT THE PARK. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 4YOF CAUGHT FOOT IN PEDALS OF WHEEL OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT DAYCARE, COULDN'T STOP TWISTING ANKLE W/OTHER CHILDREN PEDALING ON EQUP;INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 10YOM STS " I JUMPED OFF A *** AND HURT MYSELF" DX: LT ANKLE INJ DX: LT ANKLE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 15 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| DX JOINT PN-ANK/JOINT EFFUSION-ANK: 15YOM JUMP' OFF 608FT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, LANDED WRONG & FELT PN W SWELL R ANK; C/O PN TO TIB FIB AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 8 YR M FELL OFF MERRY-GO-ROUND;DX STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 4YOM SPRAIN ANKLE INJURED WHILE ON MERRY GO ROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 7 YO MALE PLAYING AND FELL OFF MERRY GO ROUND. DX ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 21 MOM, FELL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 3YOF WAS JUMPING IN JUMPER YESTERDAY & FELL INJURING RT ANKLE DX - ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 3 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 3YOM PT AT PLAYGROUND, SLIDING DOWN "FIREMANS POLE" WHEN HE FELL AT BOT TOM AND TWISTED L ANKLE. REFUSES TO BEAR WEIGHT. DX L ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 37 YOF ANKLE SPRAIN, WAS AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY THAT HAD BLOW UP OBSTACLE COURSES WHEN SHE TWISTED HER ANKLE 4 DAYS AGO AIR SPLINT AND CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 4YOF INJURED LT ANKLE WHILE SLIDING DOWN A POLE, AT SCHOOLDX: ANKLE PAI N- *** |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | 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: Other playground equipment |
| 26 YOF WAS JUMPING IN BOUNCY HOUSE AT CHILD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 8 Y/O M INJ ANKLE IN JUMPER FX ANKLE/FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other playground equipment |
| 4YOF TWISTED ANKLE WHILE IN A BOUNCE HOUSE, NOW C/O ANKLE/FOOT PAIN; AN KLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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