Accidents - Playground equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,031
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	249
Year 2001:	38
Year 2002:	160
Year 2003:	16
Year 2005:	136
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	87
Year 2009:	100
Year 2010:	86

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	272	Face:	241
Upper Trunk:	136	Shoulder:	82
Lower Leg:	71	Lower Trunk:	70
Foot:	70	Hand:	35
Ankle:	17	Mouth:	17
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Playground equipment
54 YOF-PT SLIPPED WHILE ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT & FELL INJURED L HIP & L EYE DX L HIP PAIN POSS SCIATICA *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Playground equipment
64 YOM HIT HEAD ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WHILE PLAYING W/KIDS. DX: SCALP LAC 3 X 8 CM U SHAPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Playground equipment
PT STRUCK HEAD ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. DX: HEAD CONT/HEMATOMA, ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Playground equipment
BENT OVER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT LIFTING CHILD & FELT POP. CHEST WALL CO NTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Playground equipment
PT WITH FRACTURED CLAVICLE IN FALL FROM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Playground equipment
PT KICKED PLASTIC PLAYGROUND EQIP.CONTUSION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Playground equipment
SPRAINS FOOT FALLING OFF PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT PARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Playground equipment
PATIENT WAS ON PLAYGROUND WITH DAUGHTER WHEN A METAL BAR HIT HIM IN TOP OF HEAD. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Playground equipment
BIL KNEE CTS-FELL OFF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Playground equipment
HIT HEAD ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Playground equipment
PT WAS PLAYING WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND HIT HEAD ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT THE PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	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: Other
Product: Playground equipment
AT PLAYGROUND GRYING TO REACH GRAB BAR TO CHIN HIMSELF AND INJ HAND;TEN OSYNOVITIS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	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: Other
Product: Playground equipment
INJURED SHOULDER PLAYING WITH GRANDCHILDREN AT CITY PARK SWINGING ON A BAR. DIAGNOSIS WAS RLL INFILTRATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Playground equipment
HEAD CONCUSSION - WALKED INTO PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT A PARK HITTING HE AD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Playground equipment
PT WAS RUNNING THOUGH A PLAYGROUND WITH HIS SON AND RAN INTO APC OF PLA YGROUND EQUIPMENT CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2000	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1998	Age: 71 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Playground equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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