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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 440
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACKETBALL AND TRIPPED AND FELL. DX LACERATION OF THE CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX SPRAIN FINGER CANNOT R/O SALTER-HARRIS 1 INJ: INJ R RING FINGER PLAY'G WALL BALL W A RACQUET BALL BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE L EYE WITH A RACQUET BALL. NOW CAN OLY SEE COLORS. HAS SWELLING TO EYE AREA. DX L EYE HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 14 YO MALE HURT ANKLE PLAYING RACQUET BALL FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WITH SPRAINED WRIST IN RACQUETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING RACQUETBALL, ANOTHER PLAYER ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK PT ON LT SIDE OF HEAD. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 14 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING SQUASH AND HIT IN MOUTH WITH RACKET AND LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT.INJ.L.EYE AT SCHOOL WHEN HIT WITH A RACQUITBALL. DX; LRITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX R ANK & FOOT SPRAIN: PLAYING RAQUETBALL WITH MOM AND TWISTED R ANK WHILE CHASING BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT RAN INTO WALL WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS HIT WITH RAQUET-CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 9 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 9 YO F CONTUSION TO FOOT WOODEN RACQUETBALL RACQUET FELL ON PTS FOOT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball, Badminton |
| PT PLAYING BADMITTEN OR RACQUET BALL IN GYM CLASS & STRUCK IN HAND W/RA CQUET, NOW HAND MILDY SWOLLEN & TENDER OVER TENDONS; HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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