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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,047
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A SPRINKLER @ SCHOOL & FELL TWISTING BACK. ACUTE LUMB AR STRAIN. LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WATER HOSE X2 WKS, NOW W/CONTINUED PAIN TO HIP AND THIGH; SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED ON A SPRINKLER WHICH CAUSED FORCED INVERSION OF HER LEFT FOOT. DX LEFT FOOT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER THE WATER HOSE, LANDED ON ARM. D: CONTUSION LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PLAYING WITH BROTHER OUTSIDE OF HOUSE AND FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TUGGING ON GARDEN HOSE. DX CONTUSION OF SACRUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT WITH CHEST PAIN AND EAR DRAINAGE, RUNNING THROUGH SPRINKLER IN BACKYARD LAST WEEKEND; OTITIS MEDIA W/SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 12 YO FEMALE STEPPED ON A SPRINKLER FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED OVER A HOSE. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT WITH H/O SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA HAS HEADACHE, NECK PAIN,TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSE YESTERDAY, FELL ON SIDE, WOKE WITH NECK PAIN; NECK PA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PLAYING AND CUT BY A BROKEN GARDEN HOSE. DX ARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Basketball |
| DX PUNCTURE WD TO R HEEL: BIM MOM AFTER STEPP'G ON PEICE OF PLASTIC BASKETBALL BACKBOARD THAT W BROKEN ON STRETT W PLAY'G IN SPRINKLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PATIENT FELL ON METAL PART OF GARDEN HOSE OR GARDEN HOSE HOLDER INJURIN G EYE; ORBITAL FXS, LATERAL WALL FX., CANALICULAR LAC, EYELID LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN THE YARD WITH A SPRINKLER. SLIPPED WHILE PLAYING AND HIT L SIDE OF HEAD ON IT. HAS LAC TO L EAR. NO LOC. DX L EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT HIT SELF WITH A HOSE DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Bicycles or accessories |
| TRIP OVER SPRINKLER, BIKE RUN OVER LEG, DX; ABRASION RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A SPRINKLER 2 DAYS AGO, FELL ONTO LAWN, C/O PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP AREA AND RT LOW BACK. DX-CONTUSION OF RT LWR EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS HIT WHEN BROTHER THREW HOSE. DX: L BROW LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSE. DX: SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT HAD EYELASH IN EYE WHILE PLAYING IN SPRINKLER YESTERDAY, RUBBED EYE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AUNT REMOVED; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HIT IN MOUTH WITH SWINGING HOSE DX FRACTURE TOOT H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PLAYING IN SPRINKLER WITH FRIEND;DX FX NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| SPRINKLER PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIT PTS NECK. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| HIT THIGH ON HOSE COMING FROM HOUSE. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT WAS RUNNING, TRIPPED, HIT A SPRINKLER AND LANDED ON HIS PENIS WITH THE SPRINKLER. DX-BLUNT PENILE TRAUMA, SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED&FELL HITTING FACE ON A SPRINKLER, NOW WITH EYE LID BRUISING >>BRUISES |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FELL AT FRIENDS HOUSE PLAYING IN SPRINKLER. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 9 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Diving or diving boards |
| TRIPPED ON A GARDEN HOSE&FELL HITTING CHEST WALL AGAINST DIVING BOARD >>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT GOT THE GARDEN HOSE WRAPPED AROUND HER ANKLE 2 DAYS AGO AND FELL. HA S SCRAPES ON HER R ANKLE. DX R ANKLE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WITH FRACTURED TOES, TRIPPED OVER A HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FOOT CT-FELL ON FOOT WHILE JUMPING IN A SPRINKLER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| ANKLE STRAIN-FELL WHILE PLAYING IN SPRINKLER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A SPRINKLER AND HAD PX. DX: R DISTAL TIBIA SPIRAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| INTENTIONALLY SHOT HOSE INTO EAR/RUPTURED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING WHEN HE GOT HIT ON THE HEAD WITH THE METAL PART OF A GARDEN HOSE. D: CONTUSION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FELL AGAINST SPRINKLER HEAD;DX LACERATED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT STEPPED ON SPRINKLER SPIGET AND C/O FOOT PAIN D: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OVER A SPRINKLER CAUSING A MILD HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FRIEND SWINGING A GARDEN HOSE AND NOZZLE HIT HIM IN FACE. DX. FACIAL LA CERATION, HEAD INJURY.L* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 13 YO INJURED FINGER ON GARDEN HOSE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| LEFT EYE INJURY ; PT WAS PLAYING WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE. D: HY PHEMA LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FELL ON SPRINKLER;DX CONTUSED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| RUNNING & FELL ON SPRINKLER DX: KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| RAN INTO A METAL SPRINKLER DX: THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS RUNNING AT HOME & STEPPED ON A SPRINKLER WITH RT FOOT C/O FOOT PAIN. DX - RT PLANTAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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