Accidents - Swings or swing sets - 6-15 years old - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 760
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Pipes
9YO HISP MALE SLIPPED & FELL OVER SWING SET CUT LEG ON A METAL PIPE DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
FELL OFF SWING. LACERATION LOWER LEG, RIGHT, COMPLICATED. 14 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
11 YOF FELL OFF OF A SWING. DX: R DISTAL TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
8YOM-LOWER LEG LAC-FELL OFF AN OLD SWING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
10 Y/O BF WAS SWINGING IN SWING AT SCHOOL AND SWING BROKE FELL FRACTURE D LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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, Fences or fence posts
11YOM ABRASIONI TO LOWER LEG, EMBEDDED SLPINTER FELL OFF A SWING HIT A FENCE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 15 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
15 YOM SLIPPED OFF OF ROPE SWING INTO RIVER. DX: L TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 8 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: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
8 YO MALE CUT LEG ON A SWINGSET. NOW WARM AND RED. DX CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 13 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
13 Y/O/F FELL OFF A SWING AND INJURED LEG DX/ L LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	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
11YOF FELL OFF SWING WHEN SWING STRAP BROKE, FELL ON LOWER LEG HYPERFLE XED; TIBIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
8 YO MALE JUMPED OFF A SWING AT THE PARK. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 15 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: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
15YOM WAS SWINGING, JUMPED OFF, LANDED ON FEET, PAIN AND SWELLING, UNAB LE TO AMBULATE DX: FRAC R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Fences or fence posts
10YOF- PT WAS SWINGING ON SWING @ HOME HITTING RIGHT LOWER LEG ONTO WOODEN FENCE CAUSING 2 INCH LACERATION. DX R- SHIN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 8 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets, Benches
DX CONTU LOWER LEG: 8YOM HIT L SHIN ON BENCH X 2WKS AGO. TODAY PLAY' ON SWING SET, STRUCK AREA ON PLAYGND, PN/LIMP' TO L SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 12 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
12 YO F FELL OFF SWING BUMPED LEG INTO TREE STUMP DX: LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	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: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
9 YOF DX MINOR FX OF LT LEG - DUE TO DIRECT BLOW,FELL FROM SWING WHILE PLAYING IN CITY PARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 6 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
6YOM FRACTURED FIBULA FELL FROM TIRE SWING AT FRIENDS HOUSE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 7 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
7YOF FELL OFF SWING. DX. FX. TIBIA.*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets, Poles
14 YR OLD FEMALE SWINGING FAST ON SWINGS AT MUSEUM FIELD TRIP,SOMEONEON E GRABBED SWING ROTATING HER LEG AND HIT POLE CONTUSING LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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
7 YR F FELL OFF SWING;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
TIBIA FX-10YOM PLAYING ON A SWING AT HOME AND THE SWING BROKE AND HE FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 12 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
12YOM WAS ON A METAL SWING AND IT BROKE DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
10 YO F DAD WAS SITTING ON SWING AT HOME, IT BROKE, DAD FELL ON PT LEG. DX LOWER LEG FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	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
9 YR F FELL FROM WOODEN SWING;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2010	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
8YOF WITH H/O OSTEOPOROSIS, FEMUR FX., FELL OFF SWING AT SCHOOL TODAY, NOW WITH LEG PAIN; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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