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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,062
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 35 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| 35YOM FISHING ON A BOAT CAUGHT A FISH WHILE TRYING TO GET IT INTO THE B OAT STUCK ON THE RIGHT LOWER ARM PW ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| 45YOM FISHING AND THE DORSAL FIN OF THE FISH STUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LOW ER ARM PW ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING @ HOME PTA WHEN FISH HOOK GOT CAUGHT IN R FOREARM DX FI SHHOOK REMOVED FROM RT FOREARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT HAS FISH-HOOK STUCK IN (R) LOWER ARM, DONE @ HOME DX;# FB (FISH-H OOK) REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FOREARM WHEN HE FELL ON SOME ROCKS WHILE FISHING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 47 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT OUT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM FB ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 34 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT FISHING AND POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT LOWER ARM TWO DAYS AGO WITH THE HOOK AND DEVELOPED AN ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fishing |
| FELL WHILE FISHING INJURING RT WRIST & CHEEK. DX: FX RT UNLAR STYLOID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 35 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT OUT FISHING AND CAUGHT A SWORDFISH REELED IT IN AND TOUCHED SOME MUC US FROM THE FISH BROKE OUT IN A RASH ON LOWER ARM CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| CAUGHT RIGHT FOREARM ON DIRTY FISH HOOK TODAY LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT DOING ALOT OF FISHING IN THE GULF SUSTAINED A DEEP ABRASION ON LOWER ARM WITH THE FISHING LINE THEN IT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fishing |
| 49 YOM WAS FISHING AND HAS RASH ON LEFT ARM CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 48 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fishing |
| WENT FISHING ON SUN&EXPOSED TO SUN FOR 4 HOURS NOW WITH BURN TO B/L ARM S>>BURN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT STATES WAS FISHING AND HOOK GOT CAUGHT IN ARM DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT OUT FISHING AND DEVELOPED A RASH ON LOWER ARMS CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT SUS PUNCTURE TO ARM AFTER FISH HOOK BECAME LODGED IN ARM% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fishing |
| FELL FISHING FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PATIENT CAME IN WITH FISH HOOK STUCK IN FOREARM. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO FOREARM WITH REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING CAUGHT A CAT FISH WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OFF THE HOOK SU STAINED A PW TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| 39 Y/O C/O ARM PAIN, HAD A FISH HOOK HUNG IN IT. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| STUCK PIECE OF FISHING POLE IN LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT OUT FISHING AND CUT RIGHT LOWER ARM ON SOMETHING IN THE WATER LACERA TION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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