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Accidents - Go-carts - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
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Date: 10/26/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
FELL FROM GO-CART DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Go-carts
SPRAINED KNEE AND CONTUSED ELBOWS WHEN GO CART ROLLED OVER ?HELMET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
FX L KNEE; @ C***, WAS INJURED WHILE RIDING GO-CARTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS INVOLVED IN A GO CART CRASH. DX KNEE CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT FELL OFF GO-CART. SCRAPED (R) KNEE. DX:(R)KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
INJURED RIDING A GO-CART DX. KNEE ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Go-carts
PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN A GO CART ACCIDENT, LEFT KNEE JAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. DX-CONTUSION AND STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE AND SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts, Footwear
PT DRIVING A GO CART AT A GO CART TRACK WHEN SHOE LACE GOT CAUGHT ON TH E PEDAL UNABLE TO USE THE BRAKE RAN INTO ANOTHER CART LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts, Decorative yard equipment
PT STATES HE WAS RIDING HIS GO-CART AND CRASHED INTO MAILBOX CUTTING KNEE ON THE ON/OFF SWITCH ON CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Go-carts
PT WORKING ON HIS GO CART AT HOME SQAUTING AND WHEN HE STOOD UP STRAINE D RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
10 Y/O M C/O RT KNEE INJURY. PT FELL OUT OF GO-CART . DX LACERATION TO KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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