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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/10/2008 | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING SQUASH, AS HE PUSHED OFF ON THE LT FOOT, FELT A SNAP BEHIND HIS FOOT. DX-LT ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 27 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: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WITH FRACTURED LEG IN RACQUETBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 27 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX L ACHILLE TENDON TEAR: INJ WHILE PLAY RQCQUET BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 45 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RAQUET BALL AND FELT LIKE SOMEONE "RIPPED THE MUSCLE" IN (L) CA LF DX- TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUET BALL INJURED LOWER LEG TORN ACHILLES TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39YOM WAS PLAYING RACKETBALL,FELT A PULL IN HIS CALF; CALF SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 38 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING SQUASH AND RUPTURED ACHILLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | 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 |
| 42YOM WAS PLAYING RACKETBALL,RAN TO GET BALL,STOPPED SUDDENLY,HEARD A POP IN LOWER LEG;CALF STRSAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| INJURED LEG PLAYING RACKET BALL AT AOD GYM CALF MUSCLE TEAR # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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