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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 992
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT GOT FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN LEG; FB LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| 40 YO MALE HAS FISH HOOK STUCK IN LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN CALF DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2004 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT A FISHHOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER LEG FORE IGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISHING IN A STREAM - FELL ON ROCKS 5 CM LACERATION TO SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 43 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISH HOOK STUCK IN LOWER LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 43 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 38 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| FELL ON FISHING HOOK - LACERATION LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HIS LOWER LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LOWER LEG---REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Fishing |
| TWISTED FOOT WHILE FISHING, SLID DOWN INCLINE/ FX LT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT LAYED DOWN IN A BOAT AND GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HIS LEG DX: FISH HOOK LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT FISHING AND WALKING THROUGH HIGH GRASS TOWARDS STREAM FELT SHARP PAI N LEFT CALF SNAKE BITE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO LEG - FISHING HOOK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 43 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS OUT FISHING WHEN SHE WAS CASTING BACK IT GOT CAUGHT IN A TREE SH E PULLED THE LINE AND HOOK CAME FLYING INTO LOWER LEG FB RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | 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: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| WAS FISHING SLIPPED ON ROCK SCRAPED LEG NOW INFECTED DX CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT. WAS FISHING ON NEW RIVER AND A REED BROKE AND WENT UNDER SKIN ON LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| LEFT LEG FB. PT GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 39 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: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING IN A POND WHEN A SNAKE BIT HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG PUN CTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 50 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: Fishing |
| TWISTED KNEE WHILE ICE FISHING FRACTURE TIBIAL PLATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING WHEN HE FELL OFF SOME ROCKS STRIKING LEFT LOWER LEG ON S OME BARNACLES LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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