Accidents - Above-ground swimming pools - Year 1999

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 803
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	178
6-15 years old:	194
16-25 years old:	58
26-50 years old:	371

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	107	Finger:	105
Head:	94	Upper Arm:	89
Toe:	88	Lower Trunk:	76
Elbow:	66	Knee:	66
Lower Arm:	43	All Of Body:	23
Upper Trunk:	17	Neck:	17
Foot:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/01/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Other toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1999	Age: 16 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: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Diving or diving boards
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1999	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: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming pool equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1999	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/13/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Diving or diving boards
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1999	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/1999	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/03/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Above-ground swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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