Accidents - Other fireplaces - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,552
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	151
Year 2000:	207
Year 2001:	242
Year 2002:	320
Year 2003:	172
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	420
Year 2006:	238
Year 2007:	237
Year 2008:	15
Year 2009:	76
Year 2010:	277

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	294
6-15 years old:	818
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	666
50+ years old:	757

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
68 YOM HIT HIS LEG AGAINST THE FIREPLACE/ LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
9YOM SLIPPED AND FALL WHILE STANDIN ON A FIREPLACE, CUT HIS SHIN ON THE BRICK DX SHIN LAC NO FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 2 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: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
2 YO M JUMPING AROUND HIT LEG ON BRICK FIREPLACE DX: R LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other fireplaces
87YOF SCRAPED LEFT LEG ON FIREPLACE AT HOME AVULSION OF SKIN OF LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 81 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
81YOF A PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM FIREPLACE HITTING HER LEG >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 86 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: Other fireplaces
LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND HIT FIREPLACE. CONTUSION LEG. 86 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
TRIPPED OVER FIREPLACE AT HOME LAC RT LOWER LEG * 81 Y/O W/F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 10 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
CUT LT ACHILLES TENDON ON EDGE OF FIREPLACE TILE- NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT DX; LACERATION TO LT LOWER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
TRIPPED PUTTING WOOD IN FIREPLACE, HURT LOWER LEG. DX FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 83 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
TRIPPED ON SLATE LEDGE OF FIREPLACE&FELL SCRATCHING SHIN >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 40 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: Other
Product: Other fireplaces
40 YO M CELLULITIS TO SHIN INJURED ON METAL FIRE RING TWO DAYS AGO*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2007	Age: 7 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
FIREPLACE BRICKS FELL ON LOWER LEG AND FOOT CONTSUION AND ABRASION..NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 2 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT CUT LEG ON SHARP CORNER OF A FIREPLACE AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces, Lighter fluids
FATHER SHOWING PT HOW TO LIGHT FIREPLACE @ HOME, LIGHTER FLUID FLASHED BACK AT PT, BURN TO LOWER LEG 2 X 4" <10% BSA 2ND DEGREE, FD?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 11 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL AGAINST A BRICK FIREPLACE LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT WALKED INTO FIREPLACE SURROUND AND CUT LEG DX: L LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON FIREPLACE CHIMNEY HE WAS TEARING DOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
TRIED TO START FIREPLACE, FLAMES BLEW BACK ONTO HIM DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER LEGS FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
FIBULA FX-FELL OFF STEP OF FIREPLACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2006	Age: 80 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: Other fireplaces
LOWER LEG ABS-FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR FX LOWER LEG AFTER FELL FROM FIREPLACE WHEN STANDI NG ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
CUT LEG ON METAL FIRE PIT LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
1.5CM LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON EDGE OF FIREPIT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL AND HIT THE FIREPLACE/ LAC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
LOWER LEG FRACTURE, JUMPED OFF FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 38 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
L LOWER LEG LAC/38YOM AT HOME WAS WORKING ON STONE FIREPLACE AND LAC LE G ON CHIPPED STONE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
TRIPPED OVER FIREPLACE AT HOME-LOWER LEG LACERATION/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other fireplaces
PT WAS STANDING ON HEARTH OF FIREPLACE & FELL OFF TWISTING LEG DX: LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY INJURY--NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2005	Age: 68 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: Hematoma
Product: Other fireplaces
PT WITH LEG SWELLING, DISCOLORATION. HIT LEG ON FIREPLACE 5 DAYS AGO. D : LOWER LEG HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE DX. LOWER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 89 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
89 YO TRIPPED OVER FIREPLACE HEARTH LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
PT FELL INTO AN UNLIT FIREPLACE AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG CON .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 5 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
LACERATION R LEG,MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS - PULLED FIREPLACE M ANTEL ON HIMSELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL AND HIT FIREPLACE. DX. 3 CM V SHAPED FLAP LACERATION L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
LT LOWER LEG BURN-BURNED ON AN OUTDOOR CHIMNEY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 3 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: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
RAN INTO FIREPLACE DX: FRACTURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces, Gasoline
DX:20% TBSA PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS. GASOLINE IN OUTDOOR FIREPLACE WHEN IT IGNITED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
59 YO WF -LACERATION L LOWER LEG - HIT ON EDGE OF BRICK FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Other fireplaces
KNOCKED DOWN INTO FIREPLACE BY DOG HEMATOMA LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
FELL WHILE WALKING AT HOME HIT FIREPLACE DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
PATIENT WALKED INTO THE CORNER OF THE FIREPLACE AT HOME. DX-LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION 3CM, SPRAIN, CONTUSION TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS STANDING ON EDGE OF FIREPLACE HEARTH TO BLOW OUT A CANDLE AND HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE STRUCK LEG AGAINST EDGE OF HEARTH NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
BURN LOWER LEG - PATIENT HIT LEG AGAINST HOT FIREPLACE BURNING RIGHT CA LF OF LEG - NO FD NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
11 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LEG LAC. PT SLIPPED & FELL ON BRICK HEARTH ON F IREPLACE @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2001	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/1999	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/1998	Age: 90 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 4 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1997	Age: 12 months	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/1997	Age: 50 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: Laceration
Product: Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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