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Accidents - Flotation toys - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 843
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Elbow:149Upper Leg:88
Finger:87All Of Body:81
Face:80Internal:71
Ankle:71Head:71
Hand:71Lower Leg:40
Lower Trunk:14Neck:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/28/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Flotation toys, Insect induced injuries
PT STATES WAS SITTING ON A FLOATIE BY POOL WHEN WAS STUNG BY A BEE IN T HE POSTERIOR UPPER LT THIGH- BEE STING LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flotation toys
PT FELL OUT OF A TUBE @ LAKE & RIGHT FOOT , ANKLE WERE STRUCK DX;FRACT URE RIGHT FIBULA DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flotation toys, Swimming pools
C/O ABRASION TO BOTH INNER THIGH AFTER SWIMING IN POOL AND USING OLD FL OTATION DEVICE DX ABRASION BOTH THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Flotation toys, Swimming pools
FOUND INVERTED IN SWIMMING POOL WITH FLOAT BETWEEL LEGS BY SSISTER. NO CPR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flotation toys
CONTUS HEAD, SLIPPED WHILE GETTING INTO "FLOATY" AT THE WATERPARK, FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON CEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Flotation toys, Swimming pools
PAIN AFTER BABYSITTER PUT ARM FLOATS ON AT POOL NURSEMAIDS ELBOW - SUBLUXED RADIAL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2008Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Flotation toys
MOM PUTTING SWIMMIES ON PT AND NOW WILL NOT MOVE ARM; NURSEMAIDS ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flotation toys
STRAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT - FOOT GOT STUCK ON TRAMPOLINE-TYPE FLOAT IN THE WATER, TWISTING FOOT AT CAMP WHITE OAK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flotation toys
16Y/O,M,ON INNER TUBE ON LAKE, HIT ANOTHER PERSON, 4CM. LAC. L EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Flotation toys
FELL OFF FLOAT IN LAKE, UNABLE TO SWIM. DX NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Flotation toys
3 YO SWALLOWED CHLORINE FROM FLOATION TOY INGESTION CHLORINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flotation toys, Swimming pools
50 YO WITH RAFT ON BACK IN POOL INJURED KBACK SPRAIN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flotation toys
RAFT FLIPPED OVER AND PUSHED HER UNDER WATER. POSSIBLE ASPIRATION OF SM ALL AMOUNT OF POOL WATER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flotation toys
PT ON AN INNERTUBE IN THE GULF WHEN A WAVE KNOCKED HER OVER STRUCK HEAD ON THE SAND SUSTAINED A STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flotation toys
LACERATION WITH CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND AND RING FINGER - CUT WITH WEIGHT BOARD FINS AT PARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flotation toys, Swimming pools
PT JUMPED INTO A SWIMMING POOL TRYING TO GRAB A RAFT AND STRAINED RIGHT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Flotation toys
PT WAS AT THE SWIMMING POOL MOM WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE ARM FLOTATIO N DEVICES AND DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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