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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,674
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 45 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: Poles |
| DX:RLE CELLULITIS. HIT LOWER LEG ON POLE IN A PARKING LOT 3 DAYS AGO. NOW RED AND PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 8 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: Poles |
| RAN INTO POLE AT PARK DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 9 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: Poles |
| PT SCRAPED LT LEG AGAINST METAL POLE. SUPERFICIAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 64 YOF LACERATED RIGHT CALF ON A METAL POLE OUTS IDE OF HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| PT SLIPPED ON ICE, HIT LEG ON POLE, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 11 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: Poles, Sleds |
| PT SLED RODE INTO A POLE AND SUS A LOWER LEG CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 43 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: Poles |
| HIT ON LEG W/ A POLE RIGHT LOWER LEG BLUNT TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING RT LOWER LEG ON A METAL POLE. CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN RAN INTO POLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| KICKED A POST HIT LOWER LEG DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles, Track and field |
| PT RAN INTO A POLE WHILE RUNNING IN TRACK. DX: PROXIMAL FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| LACERATED LOWER LEG WALKING PAST CONCRETE POST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 29 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: Poles |
| PT HIT LT LEG AGAINST A POLE - DX LT LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 20 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: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| 20 YOM FELL ONTO POLE LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| PT STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST AN ALUMINUM POLE LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 35 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: Poles |
| LAC TO FRONT RT LEG CUT ON METAL POST. SIMPLE LAC RT SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles |
| =06YOM FEL OFF POLE ON PLAYGROUND INJ LEG DX/FX L TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT CUT LOWER LEG ON WOOD POST OR NAILS IN POST AT HOME; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 16 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: Fracture |
| Product: Poles, Football |
| FRACTURE LOWER LEG - PATIENT RAN INTO POLE IN PARKING LOT WHEN RUNNING TO CATCH FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles, Go-carts |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN GO CART HIT POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 7 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles, Other playground equipment |
| L LOWER LEG ABRAS/7YOM RELATES LAC HIS L LEG ON A POLE IN HIS SANDBOX A T 8:30PM TONIGHT. DIAGNOSED AS ABRAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| FELL AGAINST POLE;LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL WALKING ON POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| PATIENT RAN INTO A POLE THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND. DX-LACERATION SHIN, 3.0CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 74 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: Poles |
| PT FELL ON A METAL POLE, LACERATED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| LOWER LEG LACERATION - AT FRIEND'S HOUSE AND STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG ON METAL POLE STICKING UP OUT OF GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 68 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: Poles |
| PT HIT CALF ON POLE C/O PAIN DX; CONTUSION CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles, Basketball |
| PT DX LACERATION TO LT SHIN - S/P LANDED ON METAL POLE WHILE JUMPING PLAYING BASKETBALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Poles |
| HIT IN LEG WITH A POLE LAST NIGHT. CELLULITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG . DO NOTC ONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles, Basketball |
| CONTUSION (L) LWR LEG, PT PLAYING BASKETBALL, BUMPED INTO A POLE & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | 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: Poles |
| PLAYING WITH DOG AND RAN INTO "CLOTHING POLE" 10 MINUTES AGO. DX. 2 CMR SHIN LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles, Scooters, unpowered |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN HIT POLE WHEN RIDING SCOOTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| PATIENT HIT LEG ON METAL POLE; LEG LAC., HEMATOMA, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles, Scooters, unpowered |
| PT BEING PULLED ON A SCOOTER BY FRIEND, RAN INTO A POLE AT SCHOOL, LACL T LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| HIT CALF ON A WOODEN POLELEFT CALF ABRASION/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 30 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: Poles |
| 30 Y M HIT A SURVEY POLE 2 WEEKS AGO AND STILL HAS PAIN IN LEG. DX: CONTUSION OF LEFT TIBIA/FIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| 94 Y/O F INJURED L LOWER LEG WHEN STEPPED AGAINST IRON POST DOWN TOWN. DX; LAC L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| PT RUNNING CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A POLE LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 10 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: Poles, Bicycles or accessories |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SIGN POST AFTER HE FELL OFF BIKE. DX RIGHT SHIN CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| CUT LOWER LEG WITH METAL POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWUNG A POLE INTO HER LATERAL (L) ANKLE. DX: LOWER LEGCO NTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| TRIPPED ON POLE PAIN RT LOWER LEG DX: CONT RT LL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO A METAL POLE; LAC RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| RT SHIN LACERATION.PT RAN INTO A HORSESHOE POLE AND LACERATED SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Poles |
| PT HIT LEG ON POLE, HEMATOMA R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 14 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: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| RAN INTO RUSTY POLE DX: LACERATION TO LOWER LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 13 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: Poles, Snow boarding |
| STRUCK LARGE POLE WHILE SNOWBOARDING/ CONTUSION LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Poles, Footwear |
| JUMPED UP PLATFORM WITH WET SHOES, SLIPPED, STRUCK SHIN ON POLE. DX: LEG INJURY, SHIN LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| HIT RIGHT LEG AGAINST METAL POLE CONTUSION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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