Accidents - Kites or kite string - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	69
Year 2001:	16
Year 2004:	71
Year 2009:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kites or kite string
LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN FLYING KITE AND FELL TO CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kites or kite string
CUT LOWER ARM AS KITE STRING PULLED THRU ARM AT HOME. DX: LACERATION F OREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kites or kite string, Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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