Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,242
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Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEFT FEMUR FX-FELL WHILE CLIMBING OVER A FENCE & FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN FEN CE. FELL FORWARD 4 1/2 FT INJURING LEFT LEG. HAS SEVERE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 46 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOCKED SELF OUT OF HOUSE CLIMBED OVER A GATE AND INJURED LEG DX THIGH S TRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT (R) THIGH ON BARBED WIRE. 2CM ARE OF SKIN AVULSION. DX: (R) LEG LAC W/SKIN AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PUNCTURE (L) THIGH, PT CLIMBING OVER A FENCE & SUST INJURY WITH A SPIKE, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING, ADM ER CONCOURSE, SIGNED AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 43 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: Fences or fence posts
TAKING TRASH OUT SRATCHED LEG ON OLD RUSTY FENCE ABRASION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT CUT BY FENCE AT HOME. DX: 15 CM RIGHT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 34 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: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT SCRATCHED UPPER LEG ON FENCE. DX: ABRASION AND CELLULITIS OF LEFT UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT ACCIDENTALLY CRUSHED BETWEEN A CLEANING TRUCK AND FENCE WHILE IN A PARK TODAY - DX CONTUSION LT ANTERIOR THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 42 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: Fences or fence posts
RIGHT THIGH CONT. PT INJURED LEG WHEN CLIMBING A CHAIN LINK FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CLIMBING OVER FENCE; LAC THIGH W/ INFECTION AND HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
RIGHT THIGH PW. PT WAS INJURED ON SHARP PIECE OF FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO THIGH CLIMBING OVER CHAIN LINK FENCE. D: LEG ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
THIGH LACS-AT COUNTY FAIR-HIT A FENCE & CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LAC (R) THIGH, PT SUST INJURY WHILE JUMPING FROM A FENCE AT HOME, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 40 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
# 40 YOF CUT LEG ON BARBED WIRE DX ABRASION R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
INJURED WHEN TRYING TO CLIMB FENCE DX: LAC TO R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FEMUR FX-FELL WHILE CLIMBING OVER A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT THIGH CLIMBING OVER FENCE DX: L THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT.INJ.L.THIGH AT BROTHERS HOUSE WHEN HIT AGAINST A METAL FENCE POST. D X; LAC.L.THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, All-terrain vehicles
27 Y/O M C/O R LE TRAUMA - RAN INTO BARBWIRE ON 4 WHEELER.DX: LAC RIGHT THIGH AND FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LAC (R) THIGH, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A GATE AT HOME, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
GATE HIT THE PATIENT'S UPPER LEG LACERATION LEG -
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT "I GOT MY LEG CAUGHT ON THE FENCE" - DUE TO RUNNING FROM NEIGHBOR'S DOG TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Wire
CLIMBING OVER A FENCE AND PUNCTURED LEFT THIGH ON WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 34 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: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT SNAGGED SKIN ON THIGH WHEN JUMPING OVER FENCE. +ETOH AND MARIJUANA TONIGHT. D: THIGH COMPLEX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 43 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL 12 FEET FROM A PALM TREE IMPALED SELF ON MELTAL FENCE TO ER W/ M ELTAL FENCE ROD IMPALED IN THIGH TO OR TO REMOVE F.B. FROM THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL HITTING THIGH ON FENCE, CUTTING DX; LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
ABRASION RT THIGH-SCRATCHED THIGH ON RUSTY BARBED WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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