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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 637
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| HAD BEEN UP IN A TREE AND FELL APPROX 20 FT, LANDED HITTING A LAWN MOWE R, INJURED RT HIP AND RT FOREARM. FX DISTAL RT FEMUR* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| FRACTURE UPPER LEG - 16 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD AND TRE E SNAPPED AND HIT RIGHT LEG - OBVIOUS DEFORMITY - TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Snow skiing |
| SKIING AND RAN INTO A TREE. DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 16 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| PLAYING PAINT-BALL,RUNNING A TREE BRANCH WENT THRU THIGH >>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS @ THE NEIGHBORS HOME WAS IN A TREE 8FEET HIGH FELL OFF, DAD PICKED HER UP AND SET HER ON THE COUCH EMS CALLED. DX DX FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| LACERATION RIGHT UPPER LEG-CUT WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 10 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| WENT HIKING, FELL SCRAPING THIGH ONTO TREE STUMP >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Poles |
| WALKING THRU YARD @ HOME, TRIPPED OVER TREE STUMP & HIT METAL POLE DX ABRASION UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUTTING TREE & TREE FELL ONTO PT DX L THIGH CONTUSION / ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Football |
| RAN INTO TREE STUMP PLAYING FOOTBALL, R THIGH PAIN DX: CONTUSION R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| TRIMMING BRANCH ON TREE, FELL APPROX. 15 FEET TO GROUND DX: CONTUSION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Snow skiing |
| FELL INTO A TREE WHILE SKIING YESTERDAY DX; R THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other ball sports |
| LACERATION THIGH - 11 YOF WAS PLAYING DODGEBALL AT SCHOOL AND RAN INTO A TREE LIMB LACERATING RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO TRIM SOME TREES & FELL SUSTAINING A FEMUR FRACTURE, RT INFERIOR RAMI FRACTURE & PELVIS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Snow tubing |
| STRUCK TREE WHILE TUBING DX: R FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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