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Accidents - Water slides - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
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Date: 09/25/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
8 Y/O FEMALE INJURED R WRIST WHEN SHE FELL OFF SLIP-N-SLIDE. DX: FX RADIUS & ULNA CLOSED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
LOWER ARM FRACTURE, FELL FROM WATER SLIDE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/21/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water slides
LAC L FOREARM - CUT ARM WHEN SLIDING ON SLIP-N-SLIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water slides
PATIENT SLIDING DOWN HILL ON "SOAP SLIDE" AT HOME, HIT ARM ON A ROCK AT FAST SPEED; FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water slides
PATIENT GOING DOWN SLIDE AT *** LAKE WATER PARK YESTERDAY; FRICTION BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides, Swimming pools
PT WAS PLAYING ON A WATERSLIDE AT GRANDMA'S POOL- PT FELL 7 FT. FROM WATERSLIDE, ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LT. ARM. DX: FRACTURED LT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
GOING DOWN A WATER SLIDE HEAD FIRST & INJURED R FOREARM/WRIST DX: FX RADIUS CLOSED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
PT INJURED WRIST PLAYING ON ***. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water slides
LOWER ARM FRACTURE, FELL OFF WATER SLIDE
Disposition: Held for observation

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