Accidents - Swings or swing sets - 50+ years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,580
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	260	Face:	172
Lower Leg:	165	Ankle:	164
Lower Trunk:	160	Foot:	157
Shoulder:	152	Finger:	102
Elbow:	71	Lower Arm:	70
Wrist:	70	Eyeball:	17
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
89YOF LACERATION TO SCALP LOST BALALNCE FELL HITTING HEAD ON PORCH SWIN G AT DENTISTS OFFICE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
77YOF-WAS AT CHURCH IN THE PLAYGROUND AREA AND HIT THE TOP OF HER HEAD ON THE CROSSBARS OF A SWING. DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Swings or swing sets, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
63 YOM CUTTING METAL SWING SET AND ROCKS FROM GRINDER FLEW IN HIS EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
A 60 YR OLD FEMALE FELL AFTER SWING GAVE WAY & HIT HER HEAD ON CEMENT DX SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
73YOF PUSHING CHILD ON SWING, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND, SU STAINED FRACTURE TO LOWER ARM DX: FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 58 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
58 YOF FELL OUT OF SWING TODAY 2-3 FEET, LANDED ON BUTTOCKS. DX-LUMBOSACRAL AND SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 60 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
POLE FROM SWING HIT PT ON HEAD. LACERATION FOREHEAD. 60 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
60 YO F TRIPPED OVER TREE ROOT, HIT FOOT ON SWING. DX FOOT CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Swings or swing sets
76YOM SITTING ON A PORCH SWING THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED WHEN IT FE LL PT WAS HIT ON HEAD WITH A BOARD DX- MINOR HEAD INJ, ELBOW CONT, ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Swings or swing sets
88YOM FELL AFTER GETTING TANGLED UP IN ROPES ON SWING SETS AND HIT HEAD ON ROCK. DX: ?SEIZURE,SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGES,TEMPORAL LOBE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
56 YOF INJURED CALF FROM SWING FALLING ON CALF. DX-LEFT CALF CONTUSION, HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Swings or swing sets
72YOF HIT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH SWING AT HOME WHILE PLAYING WITH GRANDSON. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
83 YO F PORCH SWING BROKE, PT FELL ON PORCH. DX SCAPULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2010	Age: 57 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
FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE SWINGING ON A ROPE SWING. LACERATION FOREHEAD. 57 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
LOWER LEG AB-58YOF HELPING MOVE A LARGE WOODEN SWING AND IT FELL OVER ON HER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
51 Y/O/M HIT FOREHEAD ON A PIECE OF METAL ON SWING SET DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	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 OFF PORCH SWING PT WAS SWINGING AND SWING TIPPED BACKWARD CERVI CAL STRAIN 62YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	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
54YOM SUNDAY WAS PUTTING A SWING TOGETHER WHEN SWING SET FELL INJURED GROIN;GROIN STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
72 YOF WAS SITTING ON A SWING ON HER PORCH AT HOME; SWING FELL DOWN. SP RAIN, LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
61YOM PINCHED FINGER IN A SWING SET DX: FINGER FX - OPEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets, Lawn mowers
87YOWM PT CAUGHT R 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS ON SWING SET WHILE MOWING AT HO ME. DX. LAC 2ND & 3RD FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 51 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
51YOF-WAS SITTING ON A PORCH SWING WHEN THE SWING BROKE AND FELL ON PT' S RIGHT FOOT. DX: FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets
RT ANKLE FX.64YOF FELL OFF A SWING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
65YO MALE FELL OUT OF SWING CUTTING ELBOW LACERATION ELBOW #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	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
62YOM STATES HE WAS SWINGING HIS 42LB GRANDSON AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK C/O BACK PAIN DX- PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
71 YOF-PT WAS SITTING ON A SWING & IT BROKE-INJURED WRIST WHEN IT FELL DX SPRAIN L WRIST *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
53 YOF, PUSHING CHILD ON SWING, STRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Swings or swing sets
60YOM WITH CONTUSION TO SHOULDER, FELL OFF SWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swings or swing sets
LEFT FOOT STR. 56 YOF STRAINED FOOT WHEN FALLING OFF PORCH SWING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Swings or swing sets
63YOF CLEANING LEAVES UNDERNEATH PORCH SWING,PUSHED SWING UP DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN;LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 75 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
75 YOF, FELL FROM PORCH SWING, FACE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 51 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: Laceration
Product: Swings or swing sets
51YOF, CLEANING HOME WHEN ACC CAUGHT LEG ONTO A BROKEN SWING SET THAT W AS TAKEN APART>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swings or swing sets, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SITTING ON SWING ON PORCH AND CHAIN BROKE CAUSING PT TO FALL OFF PORCH FRACTURED SHOULDER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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