Accidents - Water skiing - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,448
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	154
Year 1998:	85
Year 1999:	82
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	84
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	230
Year 2008:	394
Year 2009:	77
Year 2010:	47

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 23 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
23 YO F WATER BOARDING FELL INJURED LEG FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
19 YOM FLIPPED OFF WAKE BOARD INTO SHALLOW WATER DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 20 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
20YOM FX LWR LEG WATER BOARDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 21 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing, Water tubing
DX CONTU L LEG: INVOLVED IN WAKEBOARD'G & INNERTUB'G YTDY. FLIP'D OFF INNERTUBE, FLEN INTO AIR/BOUNCED & ROLLER OFF HIT'G WATER ON L HIP/LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water skiing
DX R LOWER EXTREMITY PAIN: R FOOT PN X 2HRS, PT W HIT IN LEG W SURF BOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT DID A FLIP ON WAKE BOARD AND THEN LANDED ON BOARD. DX: PROXIMAL TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
TIB/ FIB FX-WATER SKIING ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 21 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water skiing
PT WENT WAKEBOARDING AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN BOTH LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT C/O R ANKLE PAIN X 11 HOURS S/P FALLING OFF WAKE BOARD. PAIN INCREAS ES WITH WEIGHT ON R FOOT, DISTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT WAS WAKEBOARDING TODAY AND LOST BALANCE AND LEG BECAME PINNED UNDERN EATH HIM FRACTURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing
23 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHILE WATER BOARDING AT RIVER. DX; CONTUSION R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
PT WAS WATER SKIING AND FLIPPED OFF STRUCK LEG ON SOMETHING IN THE WAT ER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 24 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT FELL WHILE WAKEBOARDING, FRACTURE OF RIGHT TIBIA/AND FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
SLALOM WATER SKIING - TWISTED OUT OF SKI FRACTURE DISTAL TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
21 YO M STRAIN TO CALF MUSCLE INJURED WHILE WATER SKING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 24 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
PT HAD FALLEN WHILE WATERSKIING, FELT A PAIN IN LEFT LOWER LEG, BACK OF CALF, MUSCLE STRAIN IN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Water skiing
LLL PAIN WHILE WAKEBOARDING DX: LLL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
PT INJURED LEG SKIING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 19 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 07/29/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 08/18/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
RT LOWER LEG SPRAIN-WHILE WATERSKIING IN THE RIVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 20 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
20 YOM WATERSKIING AND HIT LFT LEG ABOVE ANKLE ON THE DOCK-DX RT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/1998	Age: 23 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/1998	Age: 22 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1997	Age: 21 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1997	Age: 25 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/1997	Age: 23 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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