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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,114
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| PT WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT EYE AFTER BEING HIT IN EYE BY DART THRO WN BY BROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Darts |
| PUT A PLASTIC DART IN EAR CAUSING BLEEDING IN EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts |
| PT WAS HANDLING A DART 3 DAYS AGO AND IT ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HIM IN HAND DX: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| 41 YO M LACERATION TO UPPER ARM IMPALED L ARM ON METAL BOAT PART LAST NIGHT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts |
| 26 YO M FASCITIS ABSCESS FRIEND SHOT BLOW DART INTO L ARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Darts, Alcohol |
| STRUCK IN EYE WITH DART, ETOH ON BOARD/ CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| DART THROWN TO ANKLE, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Darts |
| PT WITH CHI, HIT HEAD ON A DART BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A LAWN DART DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts |
| AT PLAYGROUND AND HIT ON WRIST WITH A METAL DART. DX WRIST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| PULLING THE DART OUT OF THE BOARD, SLIPPED HITTING ABD " ABD PW'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| WAS HIT WITH A DART TO KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts, Tools |
| LAC TO ABD WHEN A NAIL CUUTER WAS THROWN AT A DART BOARD AND THE BOARD CUT HIS ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| FELL ONTO BACK OF DART BOARD, LACERATION KNEE/LEG/ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| HIT IN THE (R) TEMPLE WITH A STEEL TIPPED DART DX- PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts, Bottles or jars |
| PT WAS DIGGING THROUGH GRASS LOOKING FOR A DART AND WAS CUT ON A BOTTLE DX: L HAND LACS 3 CM & 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts |
| ABSCESS LT ARM, STATES WAS STRUCK BY DART INT THAT AREA A WEEK AGO/ I&D LT ARM ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 16 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 ONTO EYE C A RUBBER DART " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts |
| PT.INJ.LOWER BACK AT HOME WHEN ACCIDENTLY STRUCK BY A DART THROWN BY OTHER PERSON. DX; P.W. RT.SIDE LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Darts |
| PAIN AND SWELLING RT UPPER ARM , WAS SHOOTING DARTS THURSDAY/ RT BICEP STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Darts, Alcohol |
| PT BEEN DRINKNIG ETOH, HIT IN NOSE BY DART, DX; PUNCUTRE WOUND TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Darts, Alcohol |
| CHEST PAIN R/O ACS:ETOH INTOX:MARIJUANA USEAGE: AT FRIEND'S HOUSE THROWING DARTS, STARTED HAVING CHEST PAIN, DRANK 9-10 BEERS,+ MARIJUANA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Darts |
| PT TRIPPED, & A DARTBOARD FELL ON HIS HEAD- NO LOC DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT C/O DART IN HEAD. DX FB SCALP SUPERFICAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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