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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,336
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 27YMC PLAYING FOOTBALL FRIEND ROLLED OVER BACK OF LOWER LEG TORN ACHILLES TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 28 YOM FX TIBIA AND FIBULA SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE WHEN LEAVING A FOOTB ALL GAME , ADMITS TO DRINKING ETOH SPLINT AND ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Football |
| PT WAS PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL ON A FIELD, RAN INTO ANOTHER PLAYER CAUSING A LT LWR LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 32 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 32 YOM PLAYING FOOTBALL WHEN HE WENT TO PUSH OFF AND FELT A POP IN BACK OF HIS ANKLE RUPTURED ACHILLES TENDON SPLINT AND CRUTCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 34 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 34YO M, LEG PAIN PLAYING FOOTBALL DX: ACHILLES TENDON STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 33 YOM HURT R ANKLE PLAYING FOOTBAL DX: FX FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 39 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| DX ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE, R: PLAY'G FOOTBALL, WENT TO PUSH OFF ON R FOOT TO RUN, HEARD A MUFFLED POP, FLET TINGL'G, HEAT & INSTANT SWELL'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 42 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| PT INJURED ANKLE PLAYING FOOTBALL. DX: L DISTAL FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 26 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| PT DX CLOSED FX OF TIBIA/FIBULA - DUE TO FALL PLAYING FOOTBALL IN CTY PARK JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 42 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 42 Y/O/M C/O R LOWER LEG PAIN X1 WEEK AFTER PLAYING FOOTBALL DX: R LOER LEG MYOFASCIAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 29 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: Football |
| FELL ONTO METAL GRATE PLAYING FOOTBALL AND LAC LOWER LEG AND NOW INFECT ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 42 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| RT FIBULA FX.PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 27 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: Laceration |
| Product: Football |
| PT INJURED LOWER LEFT LEG AFTER BEING PULLED DOWN FRO BEHIND WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL, DX: ACHILLES TENDON TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 48 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH FRIENDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 30 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| LEFT CALF STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN PLAYING FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 28 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| DX FX TIBIA/FX FIBULA: PLAY'G FOOT; TWISED R LEG & FELT A SNAPW TURN'G TO CATCH FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 28 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| DX ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE-L: PLAY'G FLAG FOOTBALL; PUSHED OFF ON L LEG RUN'G, FELT POP, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 31 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| SPRAIN LOWER LEG - 31 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT LOWER LEG PAIN - ONSE T WHEN RUNNING DURING FOOTBALL GAME - PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL & FELT POP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 34 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: Football |
| 34 YR OLD PLAYING FOOTBALL IN THE PARK YESTERDAY AND INJURED LEG DX/ LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 32 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: Football |
| PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH HIS KIDS 2 WEEKS AGO WAS HIT IN L LOWER LEG HAD A GOOSE EGG AT THE TIME STILL HAS PAIN DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 32 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 32 YO M MUSCLE STRAIN TO CALF INJURED PLAYING FOOTBALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Football |
| 26 YOM PLAYING FOOTBALL ON THE BEACH AND FELL, NOW HAS ECCHYMOTIC AREA TO LEFT LOWER LEG, NOW HAS CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 34 YR OLD INJURED LEG PLAYING FOOTBALL AT HOME DX/ RIGHT LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 48 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL AND FELT "POP" IN LEG RESULTING IN MUSCLE TEAR LEFT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 40 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| DX PLANTARIS MUSCLE RUPTURE R CALF: PLAY'G FOOTBALL & HAD SUDDEN POP IN R CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Football |
| PLAYING FOOTBALL INJURED LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 31 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| DX SM DISTAL FIBULAR AVULSION FX/ANK JOINT EFFUSION FX: R ANK PN AFTER FREIND FELL ONTO IT TON PLAY'G ULTIMATE FOOTBALL. DEFORMITY W SWELL'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 29 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL AND FELT A SNAP. DX: TORN LEG MUSCLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 29 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| PT INJURED LEG PLAYING FOOTBALL DX: TIB/FIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 38 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| LEFT CALF STRAIN.PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL AND INJURED CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 32 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: Football |
| PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL AND FELL INJURING LEG DX: CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 40 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| R ANKLE PAIN, HURT PLAYING FOOTBALL DX: FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 32 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: Football |
| FIBULA FX-INJURED WHILE PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 27 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: Football |
| ABRASION TO LEG WHEN PLAYING FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 28 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| PLAYING FOOTBALL, INJURED ANKLE. DX: LT ACHILLES TENDON INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 27 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| PT DX FX OF PROXIMAL TIBIA - S/P DUE TO PLAYING FOOTBALL IN PARK YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 38 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL, FELT A SUDDEN SHARP SEVERE PAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE AREA, HEARD A POP. DX-RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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