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Accidents - Costumes or masks - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 150
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:76Hand:62
Internal:6Face:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/02/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Costumes or masks, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON A COSTUME FELL IN FLOOR AND CONTUSED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Costumes or masks
PT WORE A NEW, UNWASHED *** COSTUME TO SCHOOL TODAY. DEV RASH ALLOVER H ER ABDOMEN AND TRUNK. DX CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Costumes or masks
PT WAS WEARING A MASK TO SCARE SOME FRIENDS AND MASK CUT PTS FACE. D: LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Costumes or masks
PT ATE LONG PIECES OF FRINGE FROM HALLOWEEN COSTUME LAST WEEK. TODAY HA D BOWEL MVT W/ FRINGE IN IT. CANT PASS DUE TO PAIN. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Costumes or masks
15YOF AT HOME HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM HALLOWEEN MASK STUCK IN HAND; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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