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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,308
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Lighter fluids |
| PT AT A BONFIRE PARTY AND POURED LIGHTER FLUID ONTO THE FIRE AND CAUGH T PANTS ON FIRE THERMAL BURNS TO LOWER LEGS NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| BURN TO LEG WHEN PANTS CAUGHT FIRE WHEN BURNING LEAVES AT HOME - NO FIR E DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STEPPED ON HOT GREASE IN YARD, GREASE IGNITED AND CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE. WAS AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE;DX THERMAL BURNS LOWER LEG.UNK IF FIRE DEPT A |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 83 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 |
| PT PUTTING HER STOCKING ON AND DEVELOPED BLEEDING FROM RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | 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 |
| RASH ON LEGS-DUE TO NEW JEANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT PUTTING ON HER STOCKINGS AND STARTED A VARICOSE VEIN BLEEDING UNABLE TO STOP IT BLEEDING VARICOSITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 85 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 |
| TIBIAL FX - FELL TRYING TO PUT ON PANTS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT WAS AT A BON FIRE WHEN A SPARK CAUGHT HIS JEANS ON FIRE THERMAL BURN S TO LOWER LEGS NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 71 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 |
| DX RLE WOUND/SEROUS DRAINAGE: C/O RLE WD & PERSISTENT WEEP'G OF FLUID X 2D. SCRATCHED THE ANT RLE W ATTEMPT'G TO PULL UP COMPRESS'N STOCK'GS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| RASH FROM ELASTIC OF SOCKS. DERMATITIS,BOTH LOWER LEGS (CONTACT DERMAT ITIS) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 60 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 |
| PT PULLING UP HIS PANTS AND THEY CAUGHT ON ONE OF HIS VERICOSE VEINS A ND IT POPPED UNABLE TO STOP THE BLEEDING LACERATION LOWER VARICOSITY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 60 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: Day wear |
| REPORTS PANTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE CALF, NOW WITH ERYTHEAMTOUS/SWOL LEN AREAS ON THE BOTH CALFS>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 2 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: Day wear, Bowling |
| RUNNING ON BOWLING LANE, WEARING SOCKS ONLY, THEN SLIPPED&FELL, NOW REF USED TO BEAR WEIGHT>>TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YOF FELL WHILE PUTTING PANTS ON FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 5 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: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Diapers |
| DAD CHANGING PTS DIAPER. PULLED L LEG THROUGH PANT LEG AN PT INJ HIS L LEG. WILL NOT BEAR WEIGHT. SWELLING TO LOWER LEG. DX L LOWER LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 68 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 WAS PUTTING ON PRESSURE STOCKINGS BLEEDING VEIN ULCER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| LEG DISCOLORATION-TO ED FOR BLUE LEGS AFTER EXPOSURE TO NEW BLUE JEANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | 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 |
| PT WORKING IN HIS YARD AT HOM AND HIT PANTS GOT GOT ON THE ROSE BUSH PU LLED IT INTO LEFT ABRASION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 34 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 |
| PT'S LEG STARTED BLEEDING WHILE PUTTING SOCKS ON. DX: VARICOSE VEIN BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 85 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: Day wear |
| PT SCRATCHED LEG WHILE PUTTING ON STOCKING AT HOME TODAY DX// ABRASION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Gasoline |
| PT WAS GOOFING AROUND W/FRIENDS, SOAKED PANTS IN GAS, PUT THEM ON & LIT THEM. +FD. DX: 2ND DEG BURN BILAT LEGS 5%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | 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: Day wear |
| HAD SOME PLANT MATERIAL STUCK TO PANTS AND DEVELOPED CELLULITIS FROM IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| WORE NEW PAIR OF SOCKS AND DEVELOPED RASH TO BOTH LEGS, CONTACT DERMATI TIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Fireworks |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING SKY ROCKETS IN HIS SOCK ON HIS LEFT LEG, AND THEY IGNITED, SUSTAINED A BURN TO LOWER LEG. DX-2ND DEG. BURN TO LWR LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 43 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: Day wear |
| TRYING ON A PAIR JEANS SECURITY SENSOR CUT LEG AT A STORE ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 82 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PUTTING ON CLOTHES AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX; LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 50 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, Gasoline |
| 2ND BURN TO BIL LOWER LEGS. PT POURED GASOLINE ON BRUSH AND IGNITED PAN TS. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 50 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: Day wear |
| L CALF PAIN/50YOM C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF L LOWER LEG PAIN WHEN HE TOOK HIS PANTS OFF. INCREASES WHEN LEG TOUCHED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| WAS RUNNING IN THE HOUSE, WITH SOCKS ON, & SLIPPED- LEG PAIN DX: RT TIBIAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 22 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 AT HOME PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A BONFIRE BURNS TO LOWER R LEG/ DX BURN 2ND DEGREE 2ND DEGREE CELLULIITIS R LOWER LEG NO FD CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63YOF WAS HOME WORKING IN THE YARD,WAS WEARING LONG PANTS,DEVELOPED REDNESS ON THE LOWER LEG;ABCESS LEFT LOWER LEG FROM BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 34 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 |
| PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TRYING TO PUT OUT BRUSH FIRE 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG NO FIRE DEPT. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT CAMPING AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE CAMP-FIRE. PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - CALF FD-NO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 41 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 |
| 2ND DEG BURNS TO LOWER EXT. PT THREW A BUCKET OF GASOLINE ON FIRE BURNI NG HIS PANTS WHEN THEY CAUGHT FIRE. NO FIRE DEPT IN ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50YOM WHILE PUTTING ON SOCKS,HEARD A CRACK IN RIGHT LOWER LEG; TIBIA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 64 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: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| LOWER LEG CELLULITIS-BURNING GRASS @ HOME-3 DAYS PTA-CAUGHT PANTS ON FI RE-AREA TREATED BY PCP-DEVELOPED INFECTION-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| SISTER WAS SLIDING IN HER SOCKS AND FELL INTO PT. DX TIBIA AND FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT GOT TOO CLOSE TO BONFIRE AND PANTS CAUGHT FIRE AT BEACH. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THCIKNESS BURN R CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| ALLERGIC REACTION TO NEW SOCKS-DEVELOPED RASH ON LEGS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Alcohol |
| LOWER LEG BURN-HOMELESS MAN FOUND W/ PANTS & LEG ON FIRE IN THE STREET- +ETOH-NO DETAILS OF INTENT-NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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