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Accidents - Water skiing - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533
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Date: 09/13/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
PT INJURED WHILE WATER SKIING; LEG SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT HEARD A SNAP WHILE WATER SKIING. DX: FB R TIB/FIB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/20/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
RT LOWER LEG STRAIN.PT WAS WATER SKIING AND LOWER LEG STARTED TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Water skiing
LT LOWER LEG CELLULITIS-HIT AREA ON A WATER SKI-NOW INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
LEFT LEG LAC, PT WAS WATER SKIING AND GOT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN SKIIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Water skiing
19 YOMU INJURED WATER SKIING 3 DAYS AGO/CELLULITIS RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
RT TIB/FIB FRACTURE.PT WAS WATER SKIING AND FELL AND BENT LOWER LEG WRO NG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
40 YOMALE WAS WATERSKIING,FELT LEG PAIN,LWER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT CAUGHT ANKLE ON ROPE WATER SKIING AT CAMP, FX DISTAL TIBIA FIBULA R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Water skiing
SUNBURN TO CALVES-SINCE WATERSKIING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT ON A WAKE BOARD AND FELL DX: FX RT FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing
WHILE WATER SKIING THE ROPE FROM THE SKI WRAPPED AROUND PT AND PULLED O N ANKLE - NOW UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT. D: CONTUSION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
PT WATERSKIING OUT IN *** STRAINED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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