Accidents - Portable food or beverage coolers - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 196
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	145	Wrist:	38
Knee:	5	Toe:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
LEFT FOOT 3RD DIGIT FX-PT DROPPED A COOLER ON 3RD DIGIT OF LEFT FOOT. H AS SEVERE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
CUT KNEE WHEN FELL OFF ICE CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
LAST NIGHT PT HIT LEFT TOE ON A COOLER AND PT IS NOW NOT ABLE TO WALK. D: FRACTURE MID PHALANGE 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
12 Y/O F INJURED L FOOT WHEN DROPPED ICE CHEST ON IT AT SCHOOL. DX; L FOOT CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PT FELL OFF EMPTY COOLER, ACUTE R HAND WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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