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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 6-15 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 448
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:176Lower Arm:69
Elbow:63Ankle:63
Neck:32Eyeball:16
Face:15Finger:6
Upper Trunk:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/03/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
10 YO F FELL WHILE CLIMBINGON A CLOTHESLINE. TWISTED ANKLE AS WSELL AS HAVING A PART OF CLOTHESLINE FALL ON ANKLE. DX:ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2010Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
9 YR M FELL AND HIT A CLOTHESLINE POLE;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2010Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
9 YO M JUMPED UP TO REACH CLOTHESLINE AND FELL INJURING ARM. DX:SALTER HARRIS FX, RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
8 YO M SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE AT CHURCH, IT BROKE, FELL HIT PT IN HEAD . DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
6 YO M LAC TO SCALP WHEN HE WAS FLIPPING AROUND ON A CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
13YOF GOT RT 5TH DIGIT CAUGHT IN CLOTHESLINE, AT HOME- SWELLING & BRUISING . DX; COMMUNICATED FRACTURE OF 5TH DIGIT OF RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/06/2010Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
14YOM, RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE&FELL STRIKING HEAD, NO LOC YET WITH N&V >>CHI/NECK MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
6YOF SUSTAINED FACIAL CONTUSION WHN ACCIDENTALLY FELL DOWN A POLE@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Baseball
7 YOM RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE WHILE PLAYING BASEBALL. DX: NECK CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7 YOM FELL FROM HANGING CLOTHES RACK, WAS HANGING ON BAR WHICH DISLODG ED, PATIENT FELL ON BACK. DX: ABRASION BACK, CONTUSION CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7 YR F FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE ;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/10/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
8 YO M SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE WHEN FELL ON ELBOW 2 DAYS AGO. CONTINUED PAIN. DX:MUSCLE STRAIN, ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
15 YO M RUNNING TOWARD DRIVEWAY, GOT CAUGHT BY CLOTHESLINE, FELL HIT HE AD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2010Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
14 YOF WAS RUNNING THROUGH YARD IN THE DARK AND RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2010Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
14 YOM SUS CONCUSSION AFTER RUNNING OUTSIDE IN THE DARK AND RUNNING INTO CLOTHESLINE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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