|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,169
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 78 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS TRYING TO PUT ON UNDERWEAR AND FELL HITTING SHIN ON DRESSER. DX: R SHIN LAC 9.8 CM, ACUTE SYNCOPE, BLOOD LOSS ANEMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT LOWER LEG" AT CAMPFIRE WHEN WIND BLEW AND JEANS CAUGHT FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 4 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHILD SLIDING AROUND IN SOCKS ON LINOLEUM FLOOR WHEN SLIPPED. D: LOWER LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT WALKING WHEN SIBLING ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON PTS PANTS AND PT FELL F ORWARD CAUSING PT TO FALL. D: CONTUSION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 47 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 |
| PT WAS TRYING TO PUT OUT A GRASS FIRE WHEN THE BACK OF HIS PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX. 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER LEG NO FD ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| ONE MONTH OLD MALE HAS RIGHT LEG PAIN FROM SOCKS CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 9 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, Paper products |
| 2ND DEG BURN R LEG/9YOM AT HM BURNING PAPERS WHEN PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT IN ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear, Alcohol |
| PT HAS AB TO LT LEG FROM PANTS RUBBING ON IT WHILE WALKING , + ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 5 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT TRIED ON A PAIR OF PANTS THAT WERE NEW AND NOT WASHED AND DEVELOPED A RASH TO LOWER LEGS CNTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 15 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, Lighter fluids |
| LOWER LEG BURN-PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE LIGHTING A BONFIRE W/ LIGHTER FLUID-@ HOME-FD NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Day wear |
| 29 YOM, WHO WAS POUNDING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A CHUNK OF METAL WENT T HROUGH HIS PANTS AND INTO HIS LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 12 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 |
| LOWER LEG BURNED-STANDING TO CLOSE TO CAMPFIRE. STOMPED ON A PLASTIC BO TTLE FILLED WITH GAS-BLUE JEANS CAUGHT ON FIRE-@ HOME. NOFD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 40 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 |
| SUDDEN LEG PAIN WHILE PUTTING LEG THRU PANTS " LEG PAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Stairs or steps |
| 23MO OLD MOM OM STAIRS & CHILD HOLDING ON TO DRESS SLIPPED HIT FOOT FX FIBULA CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT. WEARING NEW JEANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN WASHED. DX RASH ON LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 15 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 |
| STANDING IN FRONT OF HOUSE WHEN A RED FLAMING OBJECT CAME FROM ABOVE,BO UNCED AND WENT UP PANTS LEG IGNITING AND BURNING LEG,TRANS TO SHRINERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Day wear |
| RUNNING WITH ARMS FULL OF CLOTHES/LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Stairs or steps |
| RIGHT TIB FIB FX. PT FELL DOWN STEPS OVER CLOTHES LAYING ON THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2006 | Age: 62 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 |
| C RED LEG LINE ALONG CALF, THINKS BECAUSE OF HER ?PANTS " LEG STRAIA" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 25 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| LAST NIGHT, PT PICKED UP LARGE PIECE OF GLASS ON FLOOR. STUCK TO JEANS AND BRUSHED LEG LACERATING TIBIAL AREA. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| ALLERGIC REACTION-HAS A RASH ON BOTTOM ON LEGS WHERE SOCKS ARE. WAS WEA RING NEW SOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Day wear, Fences or fence posts |
| STEPPING OVER SMALL IRON FENCE BUT PANT LEG CAUGHT AND LEG IMPALED CALF V |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 55 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, Footwear |
| DOING HARD WORK IN SHORTS AND CLEANING SEWAGE IN FLIP-FLOPS ABRASION/CE LLULITIS TOES TO TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2006 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT FELL WHEN CRUTCH GOT CAUGHT IN VOLUMINOUS FOLDS OF TROUSERS. D: TIBI A FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 49 YO MALE HAD PANTS CATCH ON FIRE FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE AT CAMP FIRE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 71 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 |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT LEG WHILE PUTTING ON SLACKS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 78 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: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT WAS PUTTING ON HER PANTS WHEN THE ZIPPER OF HER PANTS CAUGHT HER LEF T LOWER LEG ABRASION THEN INFECTION CAME TO THE ED FOR CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS TRYING TO BURN A PIECE OF HER PANTS OFF AND CAUGHT LEG ON FIRE YESTERDAY. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 17 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 |
| RT CALF LACERATION.PT WAS CUTTING OFF PANTS TO MAKE SHORTS AND LACERATE D CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN TO THE LOWER LEG FROM A PANT LEG CATCHING FIRE WHIL E BURNING GRASS AT HOME. NO MENTIONS OF FD INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT PUTTING ON HER JEANS AND THERE WAS A SPIDER HIDING IN THE JEANS AND IT BIT HER IN THE RIHT LOWER LEG SPIDER BITE LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT HAS A LESIION ON LEFT LOWER LEG WEARING PANTS THAT WERE RUBBING AGAI NST IT BLEEDING LESION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Slides or sliding boards |
| FX L LWR LEG, PT GOING DOWN THE SLIDE, GOT TRIPPED OVER HIS PANTS IN THE PARK, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, ROM LIMITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Day wear |
| PUTTING ON SOCK, LOWER LEG STARTED BLEEDING. DX: BLEEDING VERICOSE VEI N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 Y/O M INJURED L LOWER LEG WHEN STEPPED ON SOCK WHILE BRINGING IN FIR EWOOD AT HOME. DX; L TIBIAL FX; |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| 55 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT PANT LEG ON FIRE DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2006 | Age: 15 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 |
| HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS AND TRIED TO PUT A FIRE OUT WITH HIS FEET AND PANTS CAUGHT FIRE F.D. NOT RECORDED SECOND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 36 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 |
| VARICOSE VEIN BLEEDING - LEG STARTED BLEEDING WHEN TAKING OFF SOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT C/O RASH ON BOTH LEGS, WEARING NEW SWEAT PANTS DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| RT TIBIA/FIBULA FX-WAS AT A LAUNDRAMAT AND TRIPPED OVER SOMEONE'S DRESS AND FELL LANDING ON LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | Age: 87 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: Day wear, Aspirin or aspirin compounds |
| LEG WOUNDS: PUTTING ON PANTY HOSE, FINGERNAIL SCRATCHED RT LOWER LEG, "KEEPS BLEEDING" TAKES 81 MG ASPIRIN DAILY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT PUTTING ON HER STOCKINGS AND HER LEG STARTED TO BLEED UNABLE TO GET IT TO STOP BLEEDING VARICOSITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| C/O PT STATES A SHARP OBJECT CUT THROUGH PANTS CUTTING LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON GRAVEL WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE THIS MORNING. TO RE PANTS. D:LOWER LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles |
| OUTDOORS AND FELL AND LANDED ON A BEER BOTTLE WHILE WEARING LONG PANTS LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 61 YO MALE HAD LEG PAIN WHILE CHANGING PANTS LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT DEVELOPED BLISTER AFTER WEARING COMPRESSION STOCKINGS. DX: R LOWER LEG CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 41 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 |
| 2% LEFT CALF AND WRIST BURN.PT PUT KEYS IN IGNITION AND STARTED CAR AND IT CAUGHT FIRE ON PANTS ON FLOOR.? FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|