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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 873
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. FELL THROUGH A CONCRETE PORCH AT HIS FATHER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 21 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| L LOWER LEG ABRAS;CONT/21YOF FELL THROUGH A PORCH AT 10AM AT HOME AND I NJURED HER L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| @ HOME, GOING UP STEP TO HOUSE PORCH & TWISTED LT ANKLE INWARD. ACUTE F X LT FIBULA @ ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT JUMPED OFF BALCONY AND INJURED FOOT. DX: L DISTAL TIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WENT TO JUMP ONTO DECK MISSED AND STRUCK SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED ON STEPS ON PORCH DX. LOWER LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| TRIPPED DOWN PORCH, LANDED ON KNEE. PROXIMAL TIBIAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| L TIB;FIB FX/21YOF FELL 10+ FEET FROM A DECK THAT COLLAPSED INJURING LE G. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT JUMPED OFF STAGE AT SCHOOL. DX: FX DISTAL TIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 24 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Benches |
| SITTING ON A WOODEN BENCH ON A ROOF DECK AND FELT A PINCH IN LEG GETTIN G SPLINTER IN CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PORCH AT HOME DX STRAIN TO L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 21 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LEG CONTUSION. PT WAS STANDING ON AN APT BALCONY THA T COLLAPSED & FELL 12-15 FT. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| JUMPED OFF 5-6 FOOT PORCH, INJURING LEFT SHIN. DX: FRACTURE, LEFT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CLOSED FX DISTAL R FIBULA. FELL 4.5 FEET OFF PORCH LAST NIGHT.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAIN AND PLATFORM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A BALCONY AND INJURED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL FROM PORCH AND STRUCK PROX/LAT LOWER LEG. DX. CONT L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 23 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: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| ATTEMPTED TO JUMP UP ON A LOADING DOCK AND HIT BOTH SHINS ON METAL EDGE OF PLATFORM, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 20 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 20 YO F JUMPED OFF PORCH INJURING LOWER LEG CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. FELL ON PORCH WHILE WRESTLING WITH A FRIEND AT HOME. DX. L L EG ABRA W/CELLULITIS/L LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT JUMPED OFF 5 FOOT HIGH STAGE AT ROCK CONCERT. D: FIBULA AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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