Accidents - Rocketry sets - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 747
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1998:	301
Year 1999:	80
Year 2000:	227
Year 2001:	100
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	12
Year 2006:	6
Year 2009:	6

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	183	Eyeball:	99
Hand:	92	Upper Trunk:	80
Wrist:	75	Neck:	69
Finger:	67	Foot:	66
Head:	11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rocketry sets
PT WAS AT SCHOOL DURING SCIENCE CLASS LAUNCHING ROCKETS THAT THEY BUILT ROCKET FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD. NO LOC. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rocketry sets
FOAM/ PLASTIC AIR ROCKET TO EYE DX: EYE TRAUMA/ BRUISE, SEEING BLACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rocketry sets
PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH MODEL ROCKET OR BOTTLE ROCKET DURING CHEMISTRY CLASS AT SCHOOL, PT WEARS SOFT CONTACTS; HYPHEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rocketry sets
PT WAS IN CAR BROTHER HAD A *** ROCKET, SET IT OFF IN CAR HITTINGPT IN EYE. DX LEFT EYE BLURRED VISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 8 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: Rocketry sets
HIT IN RT. EYE BY AIR-COMPRESSED ROCKET, FROM 3 FT. AWAY DX: CORNEAL ABRASION / BLUNT EYE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets, Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets, Unpowered models or parts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/1998	Age: 10 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: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1998	Age: 12 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Rocketry sets, Paper products
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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