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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 42 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 42 YOM WAS PLAYING RAQUETBALL AND HAD AN ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT SLIPPED PLAYING RACQUET BALL. DX: GASTROCNEMIUS TEAR, ACHILLES TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 46 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUETBALL FELT A "POP" RUPTURE LEFT ACHILLES TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| HEARD SNAP IN LEG PLAYIG RACKETBALL. " TENDON ACHILLES RUPTURE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT HAD PX PLAYING RACQUET BALL AT YMCA. DX: PARTIAL ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACKET BALL STRAINED RIGHT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | 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: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING SQUASH AND INJ CALF RUPTURING ACHILLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | 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: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| INJURED ANKLE PLAYING RACQUET BALL/ LT ACHILLES TENDON INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 27 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| L DISTAL FIB FX/27YOM PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND TRIPPED ON BALL AND ANKLE TWISTED INDER HIM. HEARD A CRACK OR POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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