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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,676
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT MOVING A POOL AT HOME AND INJURED FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL DX// LAC RIGHT SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PATIENT HAD A SLIP AND FALL AT A POOL 3-4 DAYS AGO SUSTAINING CONTU- SION AND CONSIDERABLE PAIN W/BREATHING. DX-LEFT RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AND FELL ABO UT FOUR FEET FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN SWIMMING POOL FOR THE SEASON AND TWISTED LOWER BACK, DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| DENTAL INJURY: WAS JUMPING INTO ABOVE GROUND POOL, JAMMED 2 FRONT TEETH ON GRANDMOTHER'S FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION: GRANDSON JUMPED IN ABOVE GROUND POOL ON TOP OF PATIENT, HIS TEETH HIT PT IN FOREHEAD, 3 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| AT HOME AND WENT TO JUMP FROM DECK INTO ABOVE GROUND POOL AND FOOT CAUG HT BETWEEN DECK AND POOL FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| WALKING ALONG THE EDGE OF ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL, FOOSH " WRIST SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT GETTING OUT OF HER ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL STRAINED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 5 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: Above-ground swimming pools |
| SLIPPED ON ABOVER GROUND SWIMMING POOL, FELL HITTING HEAD ON GRASS " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| SLIPPED&FELL HITTING CW ON THE RIM OF ABOVE GOUND POOL " CONTS' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| CHIN LAC-FELL-HIT EDGE OF ABOVE POOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PLAYING IN ABOVE GROUND POOL AT HOME AND FELL DX: L LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PATIENT FELL FROM 4 FOOT ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER AT HOME. DX: FRACTURE TO RIGHT SHOULDER. ( FELL FROM ABOVE THE GROUND POOL ) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS OFF SIDE OF AN ABOVE GROUND POOL LANDING ON GROUND DX; SPRAINED LEFT WRIST/ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| CLOSED LT FOOT FX 2ND, 3RD, 4TH METATARSALS: JUMPED OUT OF 4 1/2 FT ABOVE-THE-GROUND SWIMMING POOL, LANDED ON LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| RESPIRATORY ARREST-DROWNING-EXPIRED-FOUND FACE DOWN IN ABOVE GROUND SWI MMING POOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT STANDING ON A RAISED ABOVE GROUND POOL ABOUT FOUR FEET AND FELL BACK WARDS STRIKING HEAD ON CONCRETE SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| NEAR DROWNING-PT TOOK OFF WATER WINGS & GOT INTO ABOVE-GROUND POOL-@ FA MILY COOKOUT@ SOMEONE'S HOMEFOUND FLOATING FACE UP & UNDER A SHORT TIME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 6 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: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Ceilings and walls |
| AT ABOVE GROUND POOL,FELL AND STRADDLED A FOUR FOOT HIGH DECKI WALL RES ULTING IN PERI-ANAL BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| JUMPED INTO POOL GOT CUAGHT UP IN LINING CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming |
| PATIENT SWIMMING IN ABOVE GROUND POOL AT NEIGHBOR'S, FELL OFF SIDE ON O UTSTRETCHED ARM; WRIST FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT INJURED WRIST WHEN SHE FELL OUT OF THE POOL. DX: LEFT WRIST FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2006 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| CHILD GETTING OUT OF ABOVE GROUND POOL WITH FRIEND, FELL OFF POOL LADDE R AND HIT HEAD. NO LOC. D:SCALP LACERATION, PEDS CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PATIENT FELL OFF POOL FROM 5 FEET. OVERGROUND POOL. DX; CONTUSION TO FACE, SMALL LACERATION TO LOWER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| FELL IN POOL AND CONTUSED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT WAS PUSHED INTO POOL HURT LEFT SHOULDER DX LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT WAS CLIMBING OUT OF AN ABOVE GROUND POOL, FELL ON THE LADDER CAUSING A FX TO RT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Swimming |
| PATIENT WAS SWIMMING AND FELL FROM ABOVE THE GROUND SWIMMING POOL. DX-ABDOMINAL AND LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| 3YOM SWIMMING EAR PAIN ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA ACUTE OTITIS EXERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| NEAR DROWNING,PARTIAL ASPIRATION OF POOL WATER - FELL INTO ABOVE GROUND 4 FT POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| FINGER SKIN AVULSION-PINCHED FINGER IN SUPPORT ROD OF SWIMMING POOL-@ H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Stools |
| PT WAS RUNNING AROUND IN AND OUT OF AN ABOVE GROUND POOL AND HIT LEFT E YELID ON A STOOL THAT WAS PLACED IN THE POOL. D: LACERATION EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 4 years | 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 |
| PT UNACCOUNTED FOR X5 MINUTES, FOUND FACE DOWN FLOATING IN 54" SWIMMING POOL AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE, UNRESPONSIVE, PULSELESS; NEAR DROWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools, Flotation toys |
| NEAR DROWNING-CHILD FELL INTO ABOVE-GROUND POOL-@ A RELATIVES HOUSEE-MO THER DID CPR @ SCENE. FLOATIES ON ARMS FELL OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 16 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: Above-ground swimming pools |
| ANKLE SPRAIN - 16 YOM JUMPED INTO A SWIMMING POOL INJURING RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| FELL BACKWARDS OFF BACK OF ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL, C/O WRIST PAIN WRIST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PT WAS ON AN ABOVE GROUND POOL LADDER AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A CIONTUSI ON TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PATIENT FELL ON METAL ON A ABOVE-GROUND SWIMMING POOL DX; LACERATION RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| FELL INTO ABOVE-GROUND KIDDY POOL DX: L NURSEMAID'S ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 5 years | 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 |
| NEAR DROWNING IN SWIMMING POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Above-ground swimming pools |
| PATIENT CUT HIS RT GREAT TOE ON A JET IN THE POOL TODAY SUSTAINING A SUPERFICIAL SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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