Accidents - Fishing - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,742
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	16
6-15 years old:	672
16-25 years old:	162
26-50 years old:	705
50+ years old:	1,184

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 61 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING WHEN HE FELL INTO THE CANAL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
STUCK WITH FISHHOOK FISHHOOK TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 18 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 FISHING ON A PEER WHEN HE FELL OFF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO BOTH LO WER ARMS ON THE BARNACLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
FELL OFF BOAT WHILE FISHING AND HIT FOREARM ON PEIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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 IN ARM. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT FOREA RM WITH REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAD A FISH HOOK LODGED IN HIS FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 47 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN ARM DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 60 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
FISH HOOK TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 63 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
FISHING AT RIVER - FISH HOOK IN ARM PW TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 60 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
FISHING AND FELL, HIT STICK. DX: 8CM LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 35 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: Fracture
Product: Fishing
PT FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT WHILE FISHING AT RIVER. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 82 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FOREARM AS A RESULT OF FALLING WHILE F ISHING AT THE RIVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 47 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 WAS FISHING WHILE INTOXICATED BIT ON THE RIGHT LOWER ARM BY A TREE S NAKE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO ARM WITH ENVENOMATION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
68 Y/O WHITE MALE WITH PUNCTURE WOUND FROM CATFISH BITE. STATES WAS FISHING AND THE FISH BITE HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT FOREARM FOREIGN BO DY ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
13 YOWF FISHING WHEN UNKNOWN INSECTS BIT HER. DX. INSECT BITES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	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
PT HAD A FISH HOOK STUCK IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 61 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 HAS FISH HOOK IN LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 28 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING WHEN HE FELL OFF A DOC SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM ON A PIECE OF DOC METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT C/O FISH HOOK IN LFT FOREARM. DX FOREIGN BODY IN LFT LOWER ARM. .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 39 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fishing
LT FOREARM POISON IVY-EXPOSURE WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 72 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fishing
72 Y.O. W MALE W/FOREARM STRAIN PT WAS FISHING & INJ SELF. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FB R ARM/75YOM WHILE IN HIS GARAGE, GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
GOT FISHHOOK STUCK IN FOREARM WHILEBENDING DOWN TO GET PINECONE THATDOG HAD BROUGHT TO HIM DX FISHHOOK IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 8 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fishing
STUNG BY BEE ON FOREARM WHILE FISHING HYPERSENSITIVITY RX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
10 YOF, FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEFT ARM-DX EMBEDDED FISH HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 55 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM FOREIGN BODY AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 37 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
FISHING AND CAUGHT A 40 LB FISH AND SNAPPED LINE AND CAUGHT 2 FISHHOOKS IN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT PUNCTURED ARM WITH FISH HOOK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 14 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
CAUGHT SELF WITH FISH HOOK DX. FB FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
WAS FISHING AND HOOK WENT IN HIS LT LOWER ARM DX LT LOWER ARM PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 53 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
FISH HOOK IN FOREARM FB FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 12 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM FOREIGN BODY AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 26 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
PT WENT FISHING AROUND WEEDS AND NOW HAS RASH, ITCHING RT ARM;DERMATITI S RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 45 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
FIESHHOOK STUCK IN L FOREARM. DX. FB L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 39 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
PT STATES SHE WAS FISHING AND SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON FOREARM (ADMITTED TO OR)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAD A FISH HOOK IN THE LEFT ARM DX: FISH HOOK REMOVAL, LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 54 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 WAS FISHING AND WAS BITTEN ON FOREARM BY A TICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 78 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. GOT FISHHOOK IN R ARM AT LAKE IN VIRGINIA. DX. PW R FOREARM,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 14 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK BY FISHING LURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT STATES BROTHER WENT TO CAST AND FISHING HOOK CAUGHT PT ON THE FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
21 YOF WAS FISHING AND GOT FISH HOOK IN RIGHT FOREARM. FOREIGN BODY, R T. FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 15 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
15 YO WM - FOREIGN BODY (FISH HOOK) IN RT. FOREARM - CAUGHT ACCIDENTALL Y IN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 7 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING ON SANIBEL ISLAND WHEN HE FELL ON SOME ROCKS SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 68 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: Hematoma
Product: Fishing
LT FOREARM HEMATOMA-FELL ON ROCKS WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	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: Other
Product: Fishing
PT WENT FISHING THREE DAYS AGO SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER ARM FROM A FISH HOOK PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 19 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 OUT FISHING IN THE GULF SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER AR M BY A RUSTY FISHHOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 70 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM FOREIGN BODY AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 55 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
FISHHOOK EMBEDDED IN L FOREARM. DX. FISHHOOK REMOVAL L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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