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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - Year 2009 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 603
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:116
26-50 years old:274
50+ years old:212

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WITH SPRAINED ANKLE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2009Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING THE SNOW AND HEARD A CRACK IN ANKLE. DX ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/20/2009Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
26 YOM SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE AND STRAINED KNEE SHOVELING SNOW ON SATURDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2009Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Crutches, canes or walkers
50YOM WAS GOING TO GET SHOVEL AND TRIPPED WHILE WALKING WITH CRUTCHES ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2009Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME INJURING ANKLE DX: LEFT ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/09/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
23 YOM FRACTURED AN ANKLE WHILE SHOVELLING SNOW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
69 YOM FRACTURED AN ANKLE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2009Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO ANKLE AFTER DROPPING A HEAVY SHOVEL ON IT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING SNOW HANS ANKLE PAIN,,,SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2009Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT TWISTED ANKLE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME TODAY DX/ RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FRACTURE ANKLE - 60 YO FEMALE STATES SHE FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND TWISTED HER LEFT ANKLE - ABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT WITH DIFFICULTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2009Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
C/O ANKLE PAIN&SWELLING S/P SUSTAINED INVERSION INJUREY WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2009Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING SNOW AND INJ ANKLE SPRAING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2009Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT HAS HAD ANKLE PX SINCE SHOVELING SNOW 2 WK AGO. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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