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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,791
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OFF A FOUR FOOT SWING TWISTED LEFT LOWER LEG FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| A SWING BROKE AND FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG. DX-RIGHT SHIN CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 4 YOM FELL OFF HORSE-LIKE SWING & CAN'T WALK ON RIGHT LEG/CT RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING TIBIA CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OFF OF A SWING AND LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT WAS ON SWINGSET AND JUMPED OFF - NOW C/O PAIN TO LEFT TIBIA. D: FR ACTURE LEFT TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OFF OF A SWING AND HIT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 32 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: Swings or swing sets |
| 32 YOF HIT ON LEG WITH SWING SOFT TISSUE INJ R CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL FROM SWING WHILE STANDING ON SWING CUTTING LT LEG, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 9 YOWF JUMPED OFF A SWING SET SUSTAINING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND LANDED ON LEG FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 3 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| DX LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: STRUCK IN LEG BY SWING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 2 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF OF SWING INJURED LT FOOT. ACUTE LT TIB/FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 14 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: Swings or swing sets |
| FRACTURE TIBIA, FIBULA, WAS ON CHAIR SWING AND IT BROKE, LANDED ON GROUND WITH LEG BENT UNDER HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets, Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS SWINGING ON ROPE SWING AND HIT LEG ON BARBED WIRE FENCE POST. DX: R LEG LAC 7 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 57 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: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SITTING ON PORCH, SWING BROKE AND PT FELL. DX: RIGHT FIBULA FRACTURE AND RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ON METAL SWING, HURT FOOT ON METAL SCREW DX: LACERATION RT. LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT INJURED WHEN JUMPED OFF A SWING; LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| A SWING FELL ONTO L LEG AT HOME. DX. CONT L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING-FRACTURED TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| RT LOWER LEG CT-JUMPED FROM A ROPE SWING INTO THE RIVER-HIT A ROCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OFF SWING WHILE IN THE PARK AND SUSTAINED INJURY TO LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 5 Y/O F C/O LEFT LEG LAC - HIT LEG ON SWING. DX: 3CM LACERATION LEFT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OFF SWING. DX: CLOSED R TIBIA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| SWINGING IN SWING, SWING BROKE. PT LANDED ON RT LEG WRONG. WON'T WALK. DX; CONT RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| RT LOWER LEG LAC-AT HOME-SETTING UP A SWING SET IN BACKYARD-CUT ON THE POLE THAT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| DX LOWER RIGHT LEG CONTUSION: ON TREE SWING, SWING FELL AND PT HIT LEG ON GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PATIENT FELL OFF SWING SET AT HOME; TIBIA/FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 48 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: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 48YOM-LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG-AT HOME ON METAL SWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL FROM SWING SET, ACUTE PSOAS STRAIN L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING;FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.FELL OFF SWING SUSTAIN SMALL CUT TO LT.KNEEAND L T.LEG. DX- LACERATION LT. LEG FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OUT OF A SWING AND CUT HER LEGDX: LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| TRIED TO STOP SWING;FX TIB/FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FALL OFF SWING SET LADDERLEG INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWINGSPIRAL FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FX LOWER LEG WHEN HE FELL FROM A SWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OFF A SWING YESTERDAY SUSTAINED A MIDSHAFT FRACTURE TO LEFT LOW ER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT CAUGHT LEG IN SWING, MUSCULAR STRAIN R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 5 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: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| CUT LEG ON SWINGSET DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| SWINGING ON SWING, CAUGHT LEG ON SHARP METAL STICKING OUT OF SWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING DX. CALF LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets, Fences or fence posts |
| PT DX FX OF POST ASPECT OF DISTAL RT TIBIA - S/P FELL OFF SWING,HITTING HER RT KNEE AGAINST A FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OFF OF SWING SET, FX RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OFF OF A SWING AND AVULSED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING DX. LOWER LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PATIENT FELL OFF SWING SET; TIBIA/FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FRACTURED LEG FALLING OFF SWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| CUT LOWER LEG WHEN ON SWING SET AND CAUGHT ON SCREW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING AT PLAYGROUND FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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