Accidents - Poles - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,312
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	735
16-25 years old:	140
26-50 years old:	266
50+ years old:	170

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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: Poles
PT PLAYING WHEN HIT SHIN ON METAL POLE IN PARKING LOT. D: SHIN CONTUSIO N AND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 22 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: Laceration
Product: Poles, Golf
LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON METAL POLE STICKING OUT OF GROUND WHILE PLAYING GO LF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 7 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 RECEIVED FOREIGN BODY AND LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHEN CLIMBING ON A POLE AND GOT A STICK IN LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 12 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
HIT LEG ON RUSTY METAL POLE IN GROUND, LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 14 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG-SCAPPED ON A POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 50 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: Poles
SCRAPED LEG AGAINST METAL POST WHILE GARDENING >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 73 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: Poles
PT TRIPPED OVER A POLE AT A GARAGE SALE STATES LEG PAIN LT LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 60 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: Poles
60 YO MALE BANGED KNEE ON POLE FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 78 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
BUMPED RIGHT SHIN ON POLE. DX: 4 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 6 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: Poles
PT JUNMPED OFF A WOODEN POLE AT THE BEACH AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 13 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, Other ball sports
HIT LEG ON POLE PLAYING KICK BALL. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 13 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
PATIENT CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A METAL POLE. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Poles, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT SHIN ON METAL POLE W/NAIL IN IT 1 WK AGO. DX: CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Poles
PT HIT LT LEG ON A POLE AND INJ IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 44 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: Laceration
Product: Poles
DEEPLY LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A METAL POST IN THE OCEAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 12 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
PT CUT RIGHT LEG ON A METAL POLE ABOVE ANKLE. DX LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2007	Age: 35 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
PT STS METAL TUBE/POLE HIT R LOWER LEG AT FRIENDS HOUSE,1INCH LAC TO R LOWER LEG , DX LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 29 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
CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A METAL POLE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 50 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: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT CALF AFTER RUNNING INTO POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PATIENT RAN INTO POLE AT SCHOOL SUSTAINING A LOWER LEG LACERATION TO LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT RAN INTO A POLE IN THE GROUND CUT LEG LAC LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Poles
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG BY STRIKING AGAINST A POST AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 11 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 HIT LEG ON PLASTIC POLE AT HOME DX// LEFT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 85 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
CUT L.LEG ON A METAL ?POLE " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 15 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
15 YO CUT LEG ON POLE LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Poles
PATIENT HAD A POLE FALL ON LEG AT HOME DX: NON DISPLACED FX LT LOWER LEG/POSSIBLE DISLOCATION OF KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	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
RAN INTO METAL POLE CUT LOWER LEG DX; L LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Poles
PT TRIPPED & HIT KNEE ON POLE, 2 WEEKS AGO, AT DAD'S HOUSE, STILL HAS PAIN & SWELLING. DX: RT TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 11 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Poles
PT BANGED LT LEG INTO A POLE WHILE IN THE PARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Poles
PLAYING OUTSIDE AT SCHOOL YSTRDAY,FELL,HIT LEG ON METAL POLE,CALF TIGHT NESS/KNOT,PAIN W/PALPATION OVER ACHILLES TENDON/CALF;MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 12 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 WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OVER A METAL POLE, & CUT LOWER LEG. DX: LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 33 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: Poles
HIT SHIN ON A METAL POST CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
LAC L LWR LEG. PT STRUCK A POLE IN THE SCHOOL GYM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Poles
CUT LEG ON POLE BEING USED AS A DOG STICK DX-LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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