Accidents - Darts - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,152
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	21
6-15 years old:	370
16-25 years old:	350
26-50 years old:	337
50+ years old:	71

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	221	Toe:	166
Finger:	135	Elbow:	88
Head:	86	Hand:	86
Ankle:	71	Lower Trunk:	71
All Of Body:	71	Knee:	59
Foot:	30	Internal:	20
Wrist:	15	Ear:	15
Face:	10

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Darts, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS WALKING AT HOME BAREFOOT STEPPED ON A DART HEAD THAT WAS HIDDEN IN THE CARPETED FLOOR SUSTAINED A FB TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Darts
STARTED HAVING SEIZURE WHILE PLAYING DARTS AT HOME. DX: SEIZURE NEW ON SET, ALCOHOL WITHDRAWL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Darts
THROAT FB-POSSIBLY PLASTIC HEAD OF BLOW DART CAUGHT IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Darts
HIT IN EYE WITH MAGNETIC DART. DX SUBCONJUNCTIVE HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Darts
PT HIT IN ELBOW BY A DART ABSCESS RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Darts
LAC R 2ND FINGER, PT CUT W/A DART BOARD AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Darts
PT SWALLOWED A MAGNETIC DART TIP DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Darts
EAR CANAL AB-SISTER PUT A PLASTIC DART IN PT'S EAR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Darts
FOREIGN BODY HEAD - PATIENT ARRIVES WITH DART STICKING OUT OF THE TOP O F HEAD - REPORTS HE & FRIENDS WERE SITTING AROUND THROWING DARTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Darts
STRUCK ON THE EYE C SUCTION CUP DARTS " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Darts
SISTER IN LAW ACCIDENTLY THREW DART INTO TOE DART IN TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Darts
26 YO MALE HAS RIGHT ELBOW PAIN AFTER THROWING DARTS LAST NIGHT ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Darts
R CORNEAL ABRASION: STRUCK IN EYE WITH FOAM DART, BLURRY VISION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Darts
20 YO FEMALE WAS HIT WITH DART TO LEFT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Darts
DART STUCK IN FOREHEAD WHEN THROWN BY SIBLING
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Darts
PT CAUGHT DART ON KNEE CAP YESTERDAY AT FRIEND'S HOUSE. NOW WITH PAIN. D: PATELLA INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 29 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: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Darts
ON A BOAT, STRUCK HEAD, ?MECH, LATER BLOCKED OUT " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Darts
HIT IN EYE BY A NERF DART. DX. L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Darts
PT SLIPPED ON DART; LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Darts
ACC STRUCK IN THE EYE BY A PLASTIC DART " CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Darts, Alcohol
R ANKLE SPR/28YOF AT *** PLAYING DARTS,DRINKING 1 BEER PER HR SINCE 11A .FELL AT 7:45P AFTER JUMPING UP & LANDING WRONG ON R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Darts
DART TO HAND PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Darts
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH A DART DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Darts
CONTUSED AREA TO FOREHEAD FROM WHEN HIT WITH DART 1 MONTH AGO
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/06/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Darts
DX LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION: HIT IN EYE WITH RUBBER TIPPED DART.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Darts
LEFT HAND CONT. PT PUNCHED A DART BOARD INJURING HAND,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Darts, Floors or flooring materials
PICKING UP DART, JAMMED FINGER ON FLOOR/FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Darts
PT CUT WRIST ON TOY DART, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Darts, Clothing
PT WAS SHOT IN THE LOWER BACK WITH A DART; DART WENT THRU CLOTHING DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LUMBOSACRAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 8 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
PATIENT HIT IN EYE BY *ART WITH * ON END AT HOME, EYE RED ANDWATERY ; PROBABLE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Darts
PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/DART AT BAR. DX: CONJUNCTIVAL LAC 7 MM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Darts
PATIENT CRUSHED LEFT PINKY TOE, DART BOARD FELL ON TOE. DX-LEFT BIG TOE FRACTURE WITH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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