Accidents - Swings or swing sets - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 700
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL FROM A SWING AT SCHOOL DX: FX RT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
8 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX TIBIA. PT WAS SWINGING ON A SWING & IT BROKE @ SCH OOL. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FRACTURED LOWER LEG ON SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
WHILE ON SWING, PT FELL OFF, HIT LEG ON GROUND, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT LAC LT LOW LEG ON A SWING SET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT WAS SWINGING AND THE SWING BROKE, PATIENT FELL. DX-RIGHT PROX. TIB/FIB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FRACTURED LEG FALLING OFF SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT FELL OFF A SWING AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT HIT LEG ON SWING POLE IN PLAYGROUND - LACERATION/HEMATOMA LEG R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
L DISTAL FIB FX/10YOM ON SWING AND JUMPED OR FELL OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Grills
PT WAS SWINGING AND HIT LEG ON BARBQUE PIT - LACERATION TO LEG. D: LA CERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF PLAYGROUND TIRE SWING/ FX LT DISTAL TIBIA SHAFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
CONTUSION R LEG - CAUGHT LEG IN TIRE SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
12 YO M SWINGING, CHAIN BROKE. DX L DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT GOT SPLINTER IN LT LEG FROM A WOODEN SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	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: Swings or swing sets
CONTUSION LEG - 9 YOF FELL OFF SWING INJURING LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
PATIENT CAUGHT LEG IN SWING 2 DAYS AGO, LEG TWISTED, TODAY FELL ON LEG; LOWER LEG SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL FROM SWING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
LAC TO RT LEG ON SWING. DX; 1 CM LAC RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
PT FELL OFF OF A SWING AND SUS A LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PLAYING ON SWING HIT BOLT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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