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Accidents - Go-carts - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 349
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Date: 11/09/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT WAS RIDING GO-CART AND CRASHED IT. D: FALL / CONTUSION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
CRASHED GO CART;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEGS AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT STRUCK IN THE LOWER LEG WITH A GO-CART CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts
WHILE RIDING GO-CART, STUCK LEG OUT TO STOP, HIT LEG ON ROCKS, LAC TO L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
DX CHIP FX R DISTAL FIBULA, CLOSED: C/O RT ANK INJ S/P FOOT HIT BY GO- CART YTDY, SL SWELL'G, INC PAIN W WT BEAR'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Go-carts, Poles
RIDING A GO-CART AND RAN INTO A POLE. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT PINCHED RIGHT LEG ON GO-CART-CONTUSION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Go-carts
CRASHED GO CART;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/25/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Go-carts
PT FELL OFF A GO CART AND INJURED LEG DX// ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Go-carts
PT AT KIDS STAR PARK FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND TOUCHED THE HOT MOTOR OF A GO-CART AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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