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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,384
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT RECEIVED SHOULDER PAIN WHEN FELL OUT SWING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL FROM SWING DX. NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT WAS SITTING IN A SWING WHEN IT FELL AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON BRICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT SUSTAINED CERVICAL STRAIN AFTER FALLING OFF SWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING SWING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OUT OF SWING INTO CACTUS DX MULTIPLE FB SECONDARY TO CACTUS PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 66 YOWM WAS SHOWING HIS GRANDCHILD HOW TO SWING ON A ROPE SWING WHEN HE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN-PT STATES SHE FELT A "POP" IN RT WRIST WHILE BEING HELP ED OUT OF A PORCH SWING BY HER SON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SITTING ON PORCH, SWING BROKE AND PT FELL. DX: RIGHT FIBULA FRACTURE AND RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| A SWING FELL ONTO L LEG AT HOME. DX. CONT L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| LEFT HUMERUS FX. PT TRIPPED OVER A SWING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING DX. WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT INJURED SWINGING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 74 YO F IN SWING FELL ON PORCH ONTO WRIST FX WRIST,CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 68 B/F FELL GETTING OUT OF SWING AT HOME SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJUR YRY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT SWINGING ON SWING, FELL OVER AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. CLOSED HEAD I NJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 65 YOF FELL OFF SWING FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FOOT INJURY-PULLED A SWING BACK-CAUGHT ON HER FOOT-FELL ON THE GRASS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL FROM SWING; FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT FELL OUT OF A SWING AND CUT HER LEGDX: LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| TRIED TO AVOID FALLING FROM A SWING AT PLAYGROUND, INJURING THIGH. DX:F RACTURE, FEMUR; SPRAIN, RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT INJURED THUMB ON SWINGDX: LEFT THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 2 SEAT SWING FELL WITH PATIENT AND LANDED ON HER FOOT.DX AVULSION FRACT URE R TARSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF SWING FX CLAVICLE CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT WAS HIT W/SWING AT PARK. DX: LAC R EYEBROW 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| 68 YOF TRIPPED & FELL ON A SWING. DX: MUSCLE SKELETAL PAIN TO LOW BACK & NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Swings or swing sets |
| PT PUSHING HER GRANDDAUGHTER ON THE SWINGSET WHEN SHE FELL CONTUSI ON TO PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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