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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,705
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT BIT BY AN INSECT ON HIS THIGH AND WENT RIDING BIKE AND DEVELOPED PAI N IN THIGH CELLULITIS THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Soaps |
| PATIENT HAS RASH ON ARMS/LEGS SINCE YESTERDAY, POSSIBLE FLEA BITES FROM DOG OR USING NEW SOAP WITH FRAGRANCE; RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| PT HAS BUG BITES TO UPPER THIGH AREA DUE TO BED BUGS. DX CONTACT DERMATITIS/ RASH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 3 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Furniture |
| C/O POSTERIOR THIGH LOCALIZED AREA OF SWELLING&REDNESS STATUS POST AN I NSECT BITE VERSUS INFECTION AFTER HITTING THIGH AGAINST FURNITURE>>ABCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Day wear |
| INSECT BITE TO THIGH, PT COMPLAIN OF PAIN TO THIGH, WAS AT *** LASTNIGH T AND FELT SOMEHTING BITTING HER UNDER JEANS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Safety pins |
| PT HAS BUMP ON THIGH X 1 WEEK. ?SPIDER BITE. PUT HOLES IN LESION WITH S AFETY PINS. NOW WITH INCREASED SIZE. D: ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| BIT BY SPIDER ON PORCH LAST NIGHT, RED ITCHY SWOLLEN NOW. DX SPIDER BIT E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT WOKE UP WITH NAUSEA, HEADACHE ANDTHIGH PAIN. POSSIBLY BITTEN BY SOME THING. PT SHAVES LEGS & HAS NICKS. D: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 26 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Exercise |
| INSECT BITES THIGH - 26 YO MALE REPORTS INSECT BITE SUSTAINED WHILE HIK ING - LARGE CIRCULAR AREA TO RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| PT SUSTAINED A SPIDER BITE TO THIGH WHILE IN BED, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 28 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Exercise |
| DISCOVERED A TICK ON THE THIGH AFTER WENT FOR A WALK IN THE WOODS, NOW WITH SWELLING&REDNESS @ THE SITE>>TICK BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Clothing |
| PT FAMILY NOTE ANTS ON CHILDS CLOTHING AND CHILD WAS BITTEN ON THIGH DX// INSCET BITES CELLULITIS RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 57 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT WAS STUNG BY A BEE ON THE RIGHT THIGH THEN WENT RIDING A BIKE THE AR EA GOT PAINFUL AND SWOLLEN BECAME DYSPNEIC ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| INSECT BITE TO L THIGH IN BED LAST PM DX; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT W/RASH & INSECT BITES ON THIGHS W/ERYTHEMATOUS PAPULES/ERYTHEMA, FEL L FROM COUCH X3DAYS & HIT SELF IN FACE W/TOY YEST;INSECT BITE, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| 42Y/O,F,MOWING LAWN, 6 STING MARKS ,MOWED OVER YELLOW JACKET NEST, BEE STINGS WITH LOCAL REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Other playground equipment |
| PT.INJ.RT.THIGH AT HOME WHEN PLAYING IN SAND BOX & STARTED TO CRY. DX; INSECT BITE RT. THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 15 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming |
| PT SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN AND SOMETHING BIT HER ON THE LEFT UPPER LEG T URNED RED AND ITCHING CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 64 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Air conditioners |
| CLEANING AROUND AC UNIT, BITTEN BY BEE TO THE ANKLE&THIGH, SWELLING&RED NESS " INSECT BITE' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Razors or shavers |
| HX BUG BITE TO INNER THIGH, CUT IT SHAVING DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Day wear |
| 26 YOM, COMES IN TODAY AFTER GETTING BITTEN BY A SPIDER LAST NIGHT BEFORE BED, PT TOOK PANTS OFF SAW BLACK SPIDER RUN OUT. DX: INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 45 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Power lawn mowers |
| BEE STING - 45 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BEE STINGS TO RIGHT THIGH WHEN MOW ING HIS LAWN - GENERALIZED REACTION - ALSO STING TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Exercise |
| GOES RUNNING IN THE WOOD C DOG, LATER FD TICK ONTO LEG, NOW C SWELLING& REDNESS @ THE SITE "TICK BITE'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Baby strollers |
| PT WAS @ THE ZOO TODAY WHILE IN STROLLER PT MUST HAVE BEEN BIT TO THIGH AREA NOW WITH RED STREAKING. DX INSECT BITE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 43 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Jewelry |
| PT BITTEN ON THIGH BY SPIDER. ALSO PT PIERCED EYEBROW AND NOW IT APPEAR S INFECTED. D: SPIDER BITE, EYEBROW CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| BITTEN BY BUG ON R THIGH WHILE IN BED AT HOME DX INSECT BITE R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Exercise |
| PT HAD FOREIGN BODY (TICK) EMBEDDED ON UPPER R LEG HIKING IN WOODS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming pools |
| PT WITH INSECT BITE TO LEFT THIGH WHILE SWIMMING IN POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Day wear |
| WAS STUNG BY A WASP THAT WAS IN HER PANT LEG WHEN SHE PUT THEM ON. PUNC TURE WOUND, RIGHT UPPER LEG (INNER THIGH). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Softball |
| PLAYING SOFTBALL WAS BITTEN ON UPPER THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Jewelry |
| BUT BITE R THIGH, L EAR PAIN AFTER PIERCING DX: INSECT BITE R THIGH, CELLULITIS SECONDARY TO PIERCING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT STS BIT BY INSECT TO L THIGH 4DAYS AGO,IN SHOWER TODAY TOP OF SORE CAME OFF,NOW HOLE IN L THIGH,DX L THIGH,ABDOMEN SUPERFICIAL ABSCESS,1ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming pools |
| 5D AGO, STARTED C MOSQUITOS BITES TO POST LEG, GOT WORSE C EXPOSING TO WATER OF THE SWIMMING POOL " RASH" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 2 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Horseback riding |
| WHILE HORSEBACKRIDING YESTERDAY, PT MAY HAVE GOTTEN BUGBITE TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Other ranges or ovens |
| ACUTE INFECTED LESION TO LT THIGH: POSSIBLE INSECT BITE OR BURN TO LEG FROM OVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Chairs |
| SPIDER BITE RT THIGH: SAT ON COMPUTER CHAIR, SAW SMALL LIGHT BROWN SPIDER, BIT RT INNER THIGH BY SPIDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Pins and needles |
| PT C/O SPIDER BITE, DENIES DRUG ABUSE HOWEVER DID ATTEMPT TO POP IT W/ A NEEDLE DX: ABSCESS L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Grocery or shopping carts |
| C/O INSECT BITE AND PINCH MARKS TO THIGHS FROM CART @***,DX; INSECT BITES TO THIGHS/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2006 | Age: 20 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| ?INSECT BITE/ALOS REPORT SHAVING THIGH AREA, NOW C SWELLING&ERYTHEMA " ABCESS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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