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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 378
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DX: LEFT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE AND FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT STATES WHEN HE WAS GETTING ON THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT HE BOMPED HIS LOWER LEG ON IT DX CONTUSION OF THE LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| LT LOWER LEG CT-AT SCHOOL-TWIRLING ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT-HIT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT FELL OFF UNSPECIFIED PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT SCHOOL SUSTAINED AN ABR ASION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 12 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: Playground equipment |
| SPRAINED LOWER LEG ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 5 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL FROM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND FRACTURED LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT FELL OFF OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PT FELL FROM PLAYSET POLE THIS PM LANDED ON BACK C/O RT LEG PN WITH LIM PING, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| 12 YOWF FELL FROM PLAY GROUND EQUIPMENT. PT LANDED ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FRACTURED LEG ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 10 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PLAYING ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FELL OFF AND LANDED ON RIGHT LEG. DX HEMATOMA RIGHT CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| INJURED RIGHT SHIN LEG CAUGHT IN SLATS OF PLAYGROUND BRIDGE @ SCHOOL. DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| WAS SLIDING DOWN POLE AT PLAYGROUND, FELL, INJURING LEFT SHIN. DX: FRAC TURE, LEFT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | 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: Playground equipment |
| PATIENT JUMPED OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT PARK 10 DAYS AGO, HAS BEEN L IMPING SINCE; TIBIA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 17 months | 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: Playground equipment |
| FELL ON PLAYGROUND WHILE ON A PLAY STRUCTURE, WON'T BEAR WEIGHT ON LEGS. DX: RIGHT TIB/FIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | 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: Playground equipment |
| PT FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ONTO SAND SURFACE D: LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 10 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: Playground equipment |
| LOWER LEG FRACTURE FELL ON PLAYGROUND ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| ON SCHOOL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, FELL AND FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| SPRAINED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL ON PLAYGOUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PATIENT JUMPED OFF PLAY OBJECT AT ***; TIBIA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 2 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL FROM A PLAYSTRUCTURE DX: FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT SCHOOL DX: FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 6 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT INJURY DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 14 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| PUNCTURE R SHIN - PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT HIT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 11 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DX: FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 10 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: Playground equipment |
| PT FELL FROM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 3 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN JUMPED FROM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Playground equipment |
| FELL ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT SCHOOL AND HIT LEFT LOWER LEG, CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | 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: Playground equipment |
| FELL 4 FEET FROM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ONTO GRASS AND BENT RIGHT LE G, BROKEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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