Accidents - Swings or swing sets - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 701
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	390
6-15 years old:	295
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT. WAS SWINGING AND THE SWING BROKE, PATIENT FELL CONTUSION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL OFF SWING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY KICKED ON RT LATERAL THIGH BY ANOTHER CHILD ON A SWIN G, SOFT TISSUE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Poles
LAC (L) THIGH, PT FELL OFF A SWING & STRUCK A POLE AT THE PARK, C/O PAI N, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
JUMPED OFF SWING 10 FEET AT PLAYGROUND AND FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL OUT OF SWING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING 20 MINUTES PTA. DX. LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT. FX. UPPER LEG FALLING FROM SWING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT. FELL OFF SWING AND LAC. UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
STUBBED L LOWER EXTREMITY AGAINST THE GROUND WHILE ON A SWING.FX L FEMU R $
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL FORM A SWING AND HURT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
TRIED TO AVOID FALLING FROM A SWING AT PLAYGROUND, INJURING THIGH. DX:F RACTURE, FEMUR; SPRAIN, RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
4 Y/O MALE WAS AT THE NEIGHBORS WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT UPPER LEG ON A SWINGSET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT PLAYING HIT HIS HEAD ON SWING SET POLE THEN FELL ONTO LEFT THIGH.DX MINOR LEG TRAUMA TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
BROTHER ON SWINGSET FELL 4 FT ON TOP OF VICTIM, CONT. TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT STUCK IN BABY SWING HAD TO BE CUT OUT, PAINFUL BILATERAL LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
11 YO M SWINGING INJUREDTHIGH CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
10 Y/O W/M WAS SWINGING ON SWINGSET AT SCHOOL HIT POLE OF SWINGSET SUST AINING A FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF SWING AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/27/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
CUT UPPER LEG ON SWING SET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Fences or fence posts
CUT UPPER LEG WHEN FELL ON FENCE FROM SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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