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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 691
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| RT TM PERFORATION-ANOTHER CHILD SHOVED A PLASTIC TIPPED DART INTO HIS E AR-INTENT NOT OBVIOUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Darts |
| SWOLLOWED FB.PT ACCIDENTLY SWOLLOWED THE BASE OF A PLASTIC DART CAP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| STUCK SELF WITH A RUSTY DART DX. PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 4 YOM WAS PLAYING DARTS AND FELL, UNKNOWN WHAT HI T, LACERATION TO MIDDLE FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| FELL AGAINST METAL DARTBOARD OPEN WOUND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts |
| PATIENT WAS HIT ACCIDENTALLY IN THE EYE WITH A DART GUN. DX-TRAUMATIC IRITIS RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Darts |
| LT ELBOW PAIN, NO KNOWN INJURY BUT HAS BEEN THROWING DARTS WITH THIS ARM/ SPRAIN LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| LACERATION FINGER, CELLULITIS - 21 YOM STATES THAT A DART BOARD FELL AN D STRUCK LEFT PINKY FINGER FOUR DAYS AGO, NOW INFECTED AND PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Darts |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A DART. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Darts |
| TOE CONTUSION- YARD DART LANDED ON HER GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| TRYING TO CATCH LAWN DART AT UNCLES HOME SUST PUNCTURE WOUND TO L HAND DX LAC PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Darts |
| FRIEND THREW DART THAT IMPALED IN HIS SKULL;INTRACRANIAL VIOLATION NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| PLAYING WITH DARTS, HIT IN CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| HIT IN TESTICLES WITH DART FROM A BLOWGUN, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| HIT BY DART DX. PW THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Darts |
| ADMITTED WHEN SWALLOWED A PLASTIC DARTASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| PT. WAS PLAYING WITH A DART BOARD WHEN IT FELL, RESULTING IN A FACIAL L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| PT WAS PLAYING AND HIT IN HEAD W/METAL DART. DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Darts |
| STRUCK BY BROTHER IN EYE WITH RUBBER DART DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts |
| STEPPED ON DART CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts |
| PT WAS THROWING DARTS LAST NOC, WOKE UP WITH ELBOW PAIN AND SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Darts |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - PULLED A DART OUT OF THE DART BOARD AND POKED SELF I N LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| PT SHOT WITH DART THAT WAS USED TO SHOOT RACOON QUESTION RABIES EXPOSUR E, PUNCTURE WOUND L THIGH POSSIBLE RABIES EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts |
| PT WAS THROWING DARTS AND SHOULDER BEGAN HURTING AND HIS FACE BE- CAME NUMB DX: SOCIALIZED NUMBNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Darts |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP DARTS. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| DART BOARD FELL HITTTING PT ON SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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