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Accidents - Fishing - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 659
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Date: 12/06/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT HAS A FISH HOOK STUCK STUCK IN THIGH. D: FISH HOOK IN LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
R THIGH LAC, CAUGHT ON GUARDRAIL WHILE FISHING DX; THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT BOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN RIGHT LEG. D: LACERATION / FOREIGN BODY R IGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING GOT TROT LINE HOOK GALVANISED CAUSING LACERATION TO UPPE R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING AND CAUGHT A CAT FISH WHILE TRYING TO DEHOOK THE FISH TH E PECTORAL FIN STUCK HIM IN RIGHT THIGH PW THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK IN LEG ABOVE KNEE. DX. FISHHOOK REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
LT THIGH CONTUSION: LUMBAR STRAIN: FISHING AT LOCAL PARK, FELL ON BOULDERS, HIT THIGH, ALSO LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PATIENT HURT WHEN FISHING AT PARK. DX: FOREIGN BODY(FISH HOOK) TO LT UPPER LEG . REMOVAL DONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
DAUGHTER WAS SWINGING FISHING POLE IN HOUSE; PATIENT WALKED IN TO IT; F ISH HOOK IN RT. THIGH. FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
THIGH LAC-CAUGHT FISHHOOK IN LEG-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT COMES IN WITH FISHOOK IMBEDDED IN L UPPER LEG, PT WAS FISHING WHEN THE LURE FLEW BACK AND HOOK CAUGHT IN LEG. DX; FOREIGN BODY UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
L THIGH P.W./11YOM WAS PLAYING WITH FISHING POLE WHILE AT DETENTIONAL F ACILITY AND GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
25 YOF WAS FISHING AND GOT HOOK CAUGHT IN TREE ACROSS STREAM, PULLED ON LINE AND HOOK CAME BACK CATCHING PT'S LEFT THIGH CAUSING LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT ATTEMPTING TO CAST A LINE WHEN SUSTAINED FISHHOOK TO THIGH. D:FISHHO K, THIGH; REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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