Accidents - Other playground equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,286
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1999:	166
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	77
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	47
Year 2005:	143
Year 2006:	210
Year 2007:	71
Year 2009:	124
Year 2010:	341

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	220	Shoulder:	219
Ankle:	165	Lower Leg:	135
Lower Arm:	89	Elbow:	87
Upper Leg:	76	Foot:	67
Lower Trunk:	63	Hand:	62
Neck:	47	Upper Trunk:	35
Finger:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
61YOF CUT LEFT UPPER LEG WHILE ZIPLINING, LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other playground equipment
67 YOM HIT ANKLE ON A TREE WHILE ON * IN *. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment, Eyeglasses
57YOM WAS ZIPLINING AND HIT EYEGLASSES, LACERATION ABOVE LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other playground equipment
53 YOF, WENT UNDER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, STOOD UP HIT SHOULDER, STRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
51YOF HURT BACK WHILE DOING YARDWORK, LIFTING A SANDBOX DX: LOW BACK INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other playground equipment
51 YOM WAS ON A *** AND SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
51 YOM SLIPPED AT PLAYGROUND HITTING METAL POLE SUSTAINING FRACTURED RI BS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment, Golf
ANKLE LAC. CUT IN ON A METAL POLE WHEN PLAYING GOLF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 88 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
HIT HAND ON MERRY GO ROUND AT PLAYGROUND. DX-R HAND CONTUSION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
CUT FOREARM ON ZIP TIE AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FOREARM, COAGULOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other playground equipment
FELL FROM POLE LEFT ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
PT INJ RT LOWER EXTREMITY WHEN STEPPED OFF *** AT PARKDX:FX RT TIB / FI B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE TWISTED ANKLE GETTING OFF A MERRY GO ROUND # DX FX ANKLE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
PT.INJ.L.LOWER LEG AT HOME WHEN ACCID.HIT BY OTHER PERSON ON A ***DX; L .LOWER LEG ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other playground equipment
63 YO TRIPPED OVER SAND BOX JAMMING FINGER CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Other playground equipment
SPINNING A MERRY-GO-ROUND SEPARATION A/C RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other playground equipment
PT JUMPING ON JUMPING CASTLE ATTEMPTS A FLIP AND LANDS ON NECK SHOULDER AREA C/O NECK PAIN NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 58 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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other playground equipment
58 YOF TRYING TO JUMP ON MERRY GO ROUND SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1999	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Other playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1997	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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