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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,798
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36YOM PLAYING FOOTBALL WAS RUNNING ALONG ALL OF A SUDDEN FELT A POP IN RT CALF;CALF STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41YOM SUDDEN FORCED PLANTAR FLEXION WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL DX: ACHOLLES TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33YOM PT.WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL & WAS TACKLED PT. FELL AND ANOTHER PERSON WSON FELL ON TOP OF HIM DX:TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33 YOM INJURED LEG PLAYING FOOTBALL. DX LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 49YO WHITE FEMALE STS PLAYING FOOTBALL & FELT/HEARD A POP IN L CALF DX LEG PAIN, GASTROCNEMIUS TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Football |
| 30 YOM KICKED IN THE LEG PLAYING FOOTBALL. DX LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 29YOM PLAYING FOOTBALL AT HIS HOME, FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LOWER LEG DX. FX. DISTAL FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 36YO BLACK MALE PLAYED FLAG FOOTBALL FELT A TEAR IN R CALF DX LEG SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 Y/O/M INJURED LEG PLAYING FOOTBALL DX/ LEFT LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YOM-PAIN TO CALF WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL THIS AM DX L LEG MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 42 YOM WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL AND NOW HAS LOWER LEG PAIN LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | 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 |
| 28YOM HEARD A POP WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL. DX .RUPTURED ACHILLES TENDON. * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 28 YOM FELL WHILE PLAYING TOUCH FOOTBALL AND SOMEONE FELL ON TOP OF HIM DX. LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 29YMC PLAYING FOOTBALL AND WAS TACKLED AND C/O LOWER LEG PAIN FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 31 YOM STRAINED LEG WHEN PLAYING FOOT BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 39 YOM FELT A POP WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL. DX: R ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 30YOM WITH FRACTURED LOWER LEG FROM FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | 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 |
| LOWER LEG STR. 48 YOM STRAINED LEG WHEN PLAYING FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 36 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 36 YOM, FRACTURE-FIBULA/ ANKLE, SP PLAYING FOOTBALL, WAS DEMONSTRATING A MOVE, HE ROLLED HIS ANKLE AND HEARD A CRACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Football |
| 26 YOM CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN PLAYING FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | 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 |
| 34 Y/O/M PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL AND INJURED LEG AT PARK YESTERDAY DX/ LEFT CALF SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26YOM ACHILLES STRAIN KICKED PLAYING FOOTBALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 29 YOM DX FX OF LT TIBIA - S/P H/O PLAYNG FOOTBALL,PT FELL TWISTING ANKLE AND ANOTHER PLAYER FELL ON TOP OF ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41 YOM RUPTURED ACHILLES TENDON, WHEN STEPPING DURING FOOTBALL PRACTICE FELT A PULL IN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 26 YOM STRAINED LEG WHEN PLAYING FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | 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 |
| 31 YOM HURT LEGS PLAYING FOOTBALL. DX LOWER LEG STRAINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Football, Poles |
| 26YOM WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL ON A FIELD BAREFOOT, RAN INTO A METAL POST CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT LWR LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36YOM,STRAIN TO LOWER LEG S/P WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL HEARD SOMETHING PO IN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | 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 |
| 32YOM,STRAIN TO LOWER LEG S/P PLAYING FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 50 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Football |
| 50 YOF GOT ELBOWED IN RT LOWER LEG PLAYING FOOTBALL. DX**: RT LOWER LEG HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Football |
| 27YOBM PLAYING FOOTBALL AND RAN INTO A CAR BUMPER HITTING L SHIN. DX. L LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOM PLAYING FOOTBALL, KICKED IN LT SHIN; HURTS TO WALK. DX: CONTUSION LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30YOM, FELL DOWN WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL C/O LEG PAIN >>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 28 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: Other |
| Product: Football |
| 28YOM SUSTAINED BURN TO LEG WHEN HE WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL AND FELT PAIN TO HIS CALF. HE PLACED ICE DIRECTLY TO LEG AND SUSTAINED BURN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| 40 YOM INJURED ANKLE PLAYING FOOTBALL W/BROTHER. DX: R ANKLE DISLOCATION, POSTERIOR/PROXIMAL TIBIA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| TACKLED WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL IN BACKYARD FX PROX TIBIAL PLATEAU 31 Y/O W/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 29 Y FEMALE PLAYING FOOTBALL, SUBSTAINED LEG INJ DX: TIB/FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Football |
| 26YOM WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL ON A FIELD, STRAINED LWR LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 39 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: Football |
| 39YO BLACK MALE PLAYING FOOTBALL, HURT L CALF,C/O PAIN DX LEG SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | 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 |
| 38YO MALE WITH SPRAINED LOWER LEG FROM FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Football |
| 29YOM, PLAYING FOOTBALL&TACKLED TO THE GROUND NOW C/O LEG PAIN >>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YOM PT PLAYING FLAG FOOTBALL, FELT POP & HAVING TROUBLE WITH CALF.DI SRUPTED ACHILLES TENDON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 30 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: Football |
| 30 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTERA LT LOWER LEG INJURY TODAY WHILE PLAYINGG FO OTBALL- DX- CONTUSION AND ABRASION LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Football |
| FOOTBALL INJURY. DX-FRACCTURE R TIBIA AND KNEE SPRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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