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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,411
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 49 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Fishing |
| PT WITH BUG BITES TO LEGS WHILE FISHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| IN BED AT HOME WHEN NOTED BURNING IN L CALF THINKS SHE WAS BITTEN BY S PIDER DX SPIDER BITE L CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming pools |
| 34 YO FEMALE INSECT BITES ON LEGS FROM BEING OUT AT POOL ACUTE ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| 31 YOM WAS CUTTING GRASS YESTERDAY AND WAS STUNG BY SOMETHING ON BACK O F LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SLEP ON COUCH IN NEW PLACE, TO ER WITH BEDBUG BITES TO LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| STUNG BY SEVERAL BEES WHILE MOWING GRASS. DX BEE STING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT WAS BITTEN ON THE LOWER LEG BY A SPIDER AND ALSO HIT LEG WITH WRENCH. DX-INSECT BITE WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 41 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming pools |
| PT SWIMMING AT OUTDOOR POOL AND REC SEVERAL INSECT BITES DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| 39 YOF WAS MOWING THE YARD AND WAS BITTEN ON LEFT LOWER LEG BY SOME INS ECT, AREA NOW RED AND HOT, DX: BITE, INSECT INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 39 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Exercise |
| TICK BITE LEG - 39 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH TICK BITE TO CALF OF LEFT - SU STAINED WHEN OUT HIKING IN WOODS YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| INSECT BITES ON L LEG. PT WAS IN BED WHEN SHE FELT BITES. SHE KILLED TH E INSECT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Matches |
| 48 YOM WAS BITTEN BY A TICK, WIFE REMOVED IT, USED A MATCH TO GET IT OUT, WOKE UP TODAY WITH PAIN TO AREA. DX-TICK BITE-LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| PT BITTENIN THE LEG BY A SCORPION IN THEIR BED AT HOME DX: SCORPION STING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CALF STRAIN-TWISTED CALF WHILE RUNNING FROM BEES WHILE ***-@HOME HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| BEE STING TO LEG WHILE MOWING YARD DX ALL RXN BEE STING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 45 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming |
| RASH & ITCHING LOWER LEGS-INSECT BITES=WAS SWIMMING AT *** LAKE YESTERD AY-ITCHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| INSECT BITES ON LEGS-WHILE MOWING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT RENTED COUCH RECENTLY AND HAS RASH ON ARMS LEGS TRUNKDX// INSECT BIT ES BED BUGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| PT MOWING LAWN WAS BIT BY INSECT DEVELOPED SWELLING TO LOWER LEG - DERMATITS TO AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Horseback riding |
| PT WAS STUNG BY A BEE ON LOWER LEG WHILE RIDING A HORSE, DX: BEE STING RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Stairs or steps |
| PATIETN WAS RUNNING FROM A BEE, FELL DOWN 3 STEPS, C/O KNEE PAIN. DX-FRCTURE TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 48 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Tables |
| PT SITTING AT PICNIC TABLE WHEN FELT STING TO LEG. D: SCORPION STING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT C/O INFECTED BUG BITE TO LEG, THAT OPENED UP IN THE SHOWER DX: LEG INFECTION FROM INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Floors or flooring materials |
| 29 YOM SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR DEVELOPED RASH AND BITES TO LOWER LEGS AND ARMS FROM FLEAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELT STING ON CALF WHILE IN BED. MAY HAVE BEEN BITTEN BY BUG. D: CEL LULITIS, ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Knives |
| CELLULITIS RT LEG-WAS BIT BY A SPIDER YESTERDAY. NOW HAS ABSCESS TO RT LEG. ATTEMPTED TO DRAIN IT BY CUTTING LEG WITH A KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT PRESENTED WITH CELLULITIS TO LOWER LEFT SHIN POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A BI TE FROM A SPIDER WHEN HE WAS RAKING LEAVES AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| PATIENT WAS MOWING THE GRASS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY BEES, HAD 19 STINGS ON LOWER LEGS. DX-BEE STINGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| WASP STING ON LEG-WHILE MOWING LAWN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming |
| 29 YOF PRESENTED WITH MULTIPLE SITE (MOSTLY LOWER LEGS) INSECT BITES. T HE BITES WERE INFECTED. PT SWAM IN BAY WATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| INSECT BITE TO LEG WHILE ***DX INSECT BITE LLE WITH CELLULITIS DX INSECT BITE LLE WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| BEE STINGS TO LOWER EXTREMETIES WHILE PT WAS CUTTING GRASS BEE STING LOWER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Razors or shavers |
| PT WITH INSECT BITE TO LOWER LEG 2-3 DAYS AGO. SAW A "CYST" AND ADMITS TO CUTTING IT WITH RAZOR AT HOME. RED, WARM, HARD. D:CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Safety pins |
| PT C/O SPIDER BITE TO L CALF 5 DAYS AGO, PUNCTURED IT WITH A SAFETY PIN NOW HAS FEVER, LEG SWELLING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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