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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,196
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 44 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| 44 YR OLD FEMALE SITTING ON LEG AT COMPUTER WHEN IT BECAME NUMB AND SHE FELL ABRADING SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| 32 YOF HAD PRINTER FALL ON LEG 2 DAYS AGO. DX: LOWER LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 36YOF DROPPED A COMPUTER PART ON LEG AT HOME SUSTAINING INJURY TO LLE. DX - LT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| 43YOF AT SPORTS WORKS WAS SPRINTING UP AGAINST COMPUTERIZED COMPETITOR DEVELOPED CALF PAIN;CALF STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PLAYING BOWLING ON HER *** AND HEARD A SNAP HAS PAIN TO R CALF DX- PE RONEAL TENDON INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 30 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: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| 30YOM PLAYING ON THE COMPUTER FOR 6 HOURS SITTING ON RIGHT LEG- NOW FOO T IS NUMB- FOOT DROP RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| "KICKED AN OPEN COMPUTER CASE"-LAC TO LLL DX LAC LLL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| HURT LEG PLAYING *** FRACTURE TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| WEAKNESS RIGHT LEG AFTER SITTING PLAYING VIDEO GAME WEAKNESS RT LEG * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 45 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: Computers |
| FELT AN ?INSECT BITE TO THE BACK OF THE LEG WHILE SITTING @ THE COMPUTE R,NOW WITH SWELLING&REDNESS>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 34 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: Computers |
| L LOWER LEG ABNORMAL SENSATION:SITTING @ COMPUTER,NOTED NUMBNESS L LEG, FEELS HEAVY & COLD, SUSPECTED MUSCULOSKELETAL, CAPILLARY REFILL < 2 SEC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| LOWER LEG INJURY FROM COMPUTER MONITOR DROPPING ON LEFT CALF. DX-ACUTE LEFT LOWER LEG INJURY, DEEP MUSCLE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 28 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: Computers |
| DX LIMB PAIN: W SIT'G @ HER COMPUTER & WHEN SHE STOOP UP FELT STAB'G PN. PT HAS A BLD CLOT'G DISORDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers, Dancing |
| PT PLAYING THE *** GAME, "DANCE PARTY VIDEO", FELT ANKLE "POP" DX; ACH ILLES TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| ACCIDENTALLY WALKED INTO COMPUTER, CUTTING (L) LEG----5CM LOWER (L) LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | 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: Computers |
| PT WAS SITTING AT HOME WORKING ON COMPUTER AND DEVELOPED LOWER LEG WEAK NESS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/01/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS ON THE COMPUTER ON EBAY FOR FOUR HOURS WITHOUT MOVING THEN DEVE LOPED SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT CALF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING ON PLAY STATION 2, SHE JUMPED UP & HURT HER LEFT CALF. DX - LEFT GASTROCNEMIUS TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS LIFTING A COMPUTER AND FELT A POP IN LEFT CALF STRAINED LOWER LE G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| RT SHIN ABRASION,TAILBONE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER SOME CABLE AND FELL AND INJURED SHIN AND TAILBONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| RIGHT TIB/FIB FX. PT WAS CARRYING A COMPUTER ACROSS ICE AND FELL INJURI NG LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| RT SHIN CONTUSION.PT HAD A COMPUTER FALL AND STRIKE PTS LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2001 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers, Chairs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2001 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2001 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2000 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2000 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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