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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT OUT IN THE EVERGLADES ON A SWAMP BUGGY WHICH TIPPED OVER SHE FELL OU T ONTO CHEST MULTIPLE INTERNAL ORGAN INJURIES TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT OUT IN THE EVERGLADES ON A HUNTING BUGGY SEAT 6 FEET HIGH FELL OUT O F THE SEAT LANDING ON HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT. WAS IN DUNE BUGGY THAT ROLLED OVER AND HE STUCK HIS HAND OUT AND CAGE LANDED ON HAND FRACTURING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| DUNE BUGGY WENT OFF ROAD, HIT SOME ROCKS INJURING RIBS. WEARING HELMET , 25 MPH. DX: RIB FRACTURE WITH ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT OUT IN THE EVERGLADS FLIPPED OUT OF A SWAMP BUGGY FRACTURED RIGHT S HOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT IN DUNE BUGGY WITH MOM WHO TURNED AROUND FOR A MOMENT WITH PT STAND ING UP FALLING HITTING HEAD ON CEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| RIDING IN DUNE BUGGY, IT TURNED OVER FX RADIUS, ULNA AND 1ST METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON METAL OF A DUNE BUGGIE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| WRECK IN DUNE BUGGY 7/3. HIT STEERING WHEEL W/ CHEST. PAIN CHEST, ARMS, NECK. ABR FOREHEAD.DROVE DUNE BUGGY INTO TREE. DX; CHI/ MULT CONT'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT WORKING ON DUNE BUGGY AT HOME WHEN A TIRE EXPLODED THROWING RIM INTO RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies, All-terrain vehicles |
| FX FACIAL BONES-PT RIDING IN A DUNE BUGGY-FELL OFF-WAS HIT BY AN ATV-AT V HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM ON TOP OF THE PT @ THE SCENE-HELMET NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT INTOXICATED ON A SWAMP BUGGY THROWN OFF INTO THE EVERGLADES MULTIPLE COMPLEX LACERATIONS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| 16 Y.O. W FEMALE W/NECK STRAIN. PT INV IN DUNE BUGGY WRECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT RIDING IN DUNE BUGGIE, IT FLIPPED OVER, LAC LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT OUT IN THE EVERGLADES ON SUNDAY AND JUMPED OFF HIS SWAMP BUGGY STRAI NED LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| RIDING IN DUNE BUGGY AS PASS NO HELMET WHITE MTN RANGE ROLLOVER HIT HE AD ON ROCK NO LOC SHOULDER LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| THROWN OUT OF A DUNE BUGGY WHEN IT ROLLED OVER, SPRAINED LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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