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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,513
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| BURNING CHRISTMAS TREE,STOMPED ON FIRE & PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE (UNKNOWN IF FD ON SCENE)DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LLE/NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear, Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT GOT DRESS CAUGHT IN WHEEL CHAIR AND FELL AT HOME. DX: LT LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| PATIENT RUNNING IN SOCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL 3 DAYS AGO AT HOME, LEG PA IN, UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT; DISTAL TIBIA BONE CYST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 35 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: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| C VARICOSE VEINS ON L.LEG , PUTTING ON PANTS, SCRATCHED LEG " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Lighter fluids |
| PLAYING W/LIGHTER FLUID AT NEIGHBOR'S, SOME GOT ON PANTS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Rugs or carpets |
| LOST BALANCE PUTTING ON SHIRT, FELL ON CARPET DX. FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 50 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: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| A DOG BIT THROUGH PTS PANTS, DOGBITE TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Wood burning fireplaces |
| PT WARMING UP NEAR CHIMINEA AND JEANS CAUGHT ON FIRE. MAY HAVE HAD TRAN SMISSION OIL ON JEANS. BURN TO HIS LT LWR LEG NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Knives |
| PT PUTTING ON HIS JEANS WHEN THERE WAS AN OPEN POCKET KNIFE IN THE POCK ET SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| DX LEFT LOWER LEG BURN: GOT TOO CLOSE TO BONFIRE AND PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 35 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: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| SCRATCHED VAICOSE VEINS IN LOWER LEG WHILE TRYING ON PANTS. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 51 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: Day wear |
| BITTEN BY SNAKE THROUGH PANTS--SCRATCHED LOWER LEG DX ABRASION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Day wear |
| WENT INTO NEIGHBOR'S DOGS DOMAIN. AND WAS BIT THROUGH PANTS LEG. PUNC TURE WOUND LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 33 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: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| STANDING IN A PARKING LOT WEARING CAPRI PANTS UNKNOWN INSECT BIT LEG CELLULITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| 5YOF UNRESOLVING LEG PAIN W/ LIMPING 4-5D,DENIES INJURY,DIFFICULTY REMO VING PANTS, NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF INJURY; RIGHT LEG PAIN NOS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT BURNED RT LEG WHILE BURNING SOMETHING OFF PANTS AT CAMP FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Gasoline |
| USING TORCH THAT IGNJITED GASOLINE AND IGNITED HIS PANTS BURNING LOWER LEG WITH 3 % BURNS--UNK FIRE DEPT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 14 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: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT FOUND SCORPION IN PANTS DX SCORPION STING TO CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| RIGHT LEG FX. PT FELL WHEN PUTTING PANTS ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 21 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: Day wear |
| PT TAKING OUT TRASH WHEN GLASS IN TRASH CUT THROUGH PANTS AND LACERATED LEG. D: LACERATION, CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | 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: Day wear |
| PT WAS PUTTING HIS JEANS ON AND FELL INJURING LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG F X |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 36 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: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| RUNNING, FELL AND SLIPPED ON ROCK INJURING LOWER LEG. WEARING PANTS. D X: LACERATION LOWER LEG. OUTSIDE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| 9Y/F WENT TO FARM 3D AGO WALKED THROUGH WEEDS/GRASS IN SHORTS STARTED I TCHING ON CALVES; RIGHT/LEFT CALF CELLULITIS POSSIBLY FROM INSECT BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| FELL INTO CAMPFIRE AND SHORTS CAUGHT FIRE BURNING LOWER LEG WITH 10% BU RNS TO B ODY, UNKNW IF FIRE DEPT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Gasoline |
| LEFT CALF BURN. PT WAS OVER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN PEOPLE WERE POURING GASOLINE ON A FIRE AND IT IGNITED PANTS. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 45 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: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| 45 YO TAKING SOCKS OFF KNOCKED SCAB OFF LEG CAUSING IT TO BLEED ARTERIAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Day wear, House repair or construction materials |
| SUNBURN ON LEGS-WHILE WEARING SHORTS WHILE ROOFING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| DOG BITE L LEG/16YOF WAS WALKING DOWN STREET WHEN DOG RAN FROM PORCH AC ROSS STREET & BIT PT ON LEG THROUGH BLUE JEANS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN LOWER LEG - 46 YOF SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HER LEFT LOWER LE G WHEN PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE WALKING PAST A CITRONELLA CANDLE 3 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Day wear |
| MOM PUT SOCKS ON PATIENT YESTERDAY AND SLEPT WITH SOCKS ON ALL NIGHT, H AS BURNS/BLISTERS ON LOWER LEG; LIKELY CAUSE BY CONSTRICTION FROM SOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Matches |
| PT PLAYING WITH MATCHES, DROPPED ON SOCK AND CAUGHT FIRE; TB LEG, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Cutting torches |
| CUTTING STEEL USING CUTTING TORCH PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPT. AT TENDENCEDX BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT CLOTHES WERE STUCK IN CAB, AND PT WAS DRAGGED BY CAB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| L LEG BURN;BIL HAND BURNS/51YOM BURNED WHEN PANTS ON FIRE WHEN BURNING DEBRIS. NOT STATED IF F.DEPT IN ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| 51 YO MALE CAUGHT VARICOSE VEIN ON LOWER LEG IN PANTS ZIPPER BLEEDING VARICOSE VEIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 2 months | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear |
| PATIENT HAS BRUISING/MARK ON LEG FROM TIGHT SOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| SECOND DEGREE BURNS LEG - CAUGHT PANT LEG ON FIRE WHEN BURNING GRASS, N O MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Gasoline |
| PT BURNING TRASH AT HOME, POURING GAS ONTO IT, PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE, TH ERMAL BURN RT LOWER LEG - NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT'S PANTS CAUGHT FIRE WHEN HE WAS BURNING WEEDS. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Gasoline |
| GOT GASOLINE ON PANTS, PANTS CAUGHT FIRE BURN RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 83 YOF HAD A SLIGHT FALL TODAY, WENT TO TAKE STO CKINGS OFF AND PULLED OFF SKIN FROM RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT WAS BURNING TRASH & HER PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE; BURNS TO LOW LEG DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEG----NO FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT OUT IN THE WOODS FELT AN INSECT CRAWL UP PANTS AND BITE HIM ON THE C ALF CELLULITIS CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TAKING OUT TRASH OUTSIDE HOME IN ALLEY @ 11PM PT SAYS HER KNEE GAVE OUT AND FELL ONTO SOMETHING SHARP WEARING LONG PANTS. LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT. WAS BURNED ON L LOWER LEG WHEN PANTS CAUGHT FIRE AT A BONFIRE. DX. BURN L LEG. NOT NOTED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Fences or fence posts |
| PT HOPPING OVER GATE WHEN PANTS GOT CAUGHT & HE FELL & HURT HIS L LEG. DX: DISTAL FIBULAR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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