Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,451
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Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL ONTO FENCE POST/ LAC RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT LOWER LEG ON GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 11 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: Fences or fence posts
CUT LEG ON FENCE LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PUNCTURE WOUND LT ELG AFTER JUMPING FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	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: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LACERATION, FELL ON PIECE OF METAL FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 14 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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
14 YO JUMPED OFF FENCE INJURED LEG FX TIB/FIB CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Poles
LAC L LOWER LEG; JUMPING OVER FENCE, HIT POLE ON WAY DOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 10 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: Fences or fence posts
CLIMBING A RUSTY FENCE AND LAC SHIN ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CUT HIS LEGS ON BARB WIRE, PT HAD BEEN PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG DX: LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OFF A FENCE YESTERDAY 4FT NOW C/O PAIN AND UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT. DX FX TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT GOT ANKLE CAUGTH IN A FENCE. DX LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OUT OF VEHICLE TO OPEN A GATE AND TRIPPED - TRUCK RAN OVER PT S RIGHT LEG. D: MVA; CRUSH INJURY RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS CLIMBING OVER WIRE FENCE & GOT LEG CAUGHT DX: LACERATION LOW LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT L LOWER LEG WHILE CLIMBING ON A RUSTY FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 6 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: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT TRIED TO JUMP OVER SMALL *** FENCE AT HOME THAT HAD NO PROTECTIVE HO RIZONTAL RAIL. LEG IMPALED ON FENCE. D:PUNCTURE WOUND, LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 8 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: Fences or fence posts
CUT LOWER LEG ON CHAIN LINK FENCE WHILE PLAYING. "LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL OFF FENCE DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT LOWER LEG ON CHAIN LINK FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 15 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: Fences or fence posts
INJURIED LOWER LEG CLIMBING A FENCE. " HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 8 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: Fences or fence posts
C/O PT WAS CLIMBING ON THE FENCE AND CUT LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 12 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: Fences or fence posts
BOY PLAYING OUTDOORS, RAN INTO BARBED WIRE FENCE, LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
JUMPED OVER WIRE FENCE-LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 6 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: Fences or fence posts
LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON METAL FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT LOWER LEG ON WOODEN FENCE DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 13 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: Fences or fence posts
PT C/O BUSTED LEG OPEN. PT CUT LEG ON METAL FENCE. DX LAC LFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 10 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX LEFT SHIN FOREIGN BODY: CLIMBING WOOD FENCE AT HOME, GOT SPLINTER IN SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG HAS WOOD IN IT FROM A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	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: Fences or fence posts
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO R SHIN FROM POOL GATE DX: 2CM LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OVER A FENCE AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 13 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: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG FRACTURE, JUMPED OFF FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
STEPPED ON GATE @ CAR WASH DX LACERATION L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG AS HE JUMPED OVER A FENCE AND LANDED WRONG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts, Clothing accessories
LIVING IN GROUP HOME ANOTHER BOY KNOCKED OFF HIS HAT PT WAS IRRATE RAN JUMPED OVER FENCE AND BUSHES . DX SUPERFICAIL ABRASION SHINS UPPER ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts
WALKED INTO CHICKEN FENCE AND A PIECE IS STUCK IN LEG DX: L LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT TO LEG WHILE JUMPING OVER FENCE DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PER PT CLIMBING FENCE APPROX 18:00 & CUT R CALF. DX: LAC LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 10 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: Fences or fence posts
PT STANDING NEAR A IRON GATE ANOTHER CHILD OPENED GATE AND HIT PT ON LE G DX SALTER 1 FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS CLIMBING A WROUGHT IRON FENCE & CUT LT LEG DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT STRUCK LEG ON FENCE. DX: R LEG LAC 7.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS JUMPING A FENCE AND CUT RIGHT CALF ON A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT. D: LACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON FENCE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CLIMBED FENCE AND CUT LEFT LEG ON FENCE C/O PAIN LEFT LOWER LEG LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	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: Fences or fence posts
CUT R SHIN ON RUSTY FENCE POST AT HOME DX: LAC R SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL WHILE CLIMBING A FENCE - CUT LEG. D: LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT LEG ON A FENCE WHILE PLAYING. DX. 4 CM LACERATION L ANTERIOR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 15 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts, Sleds
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A LOWER LEG FROM STRIKING A FENCE WHILE SLE DDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Scooters, unpowered
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT LEG ON FENCE WHILE RINDING SCOOTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LACERATION, ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 14 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: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG CONTUSION, TRIPPED OVER FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2005	Age: 8 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: Fences or fence posts
8 YO FELL ON GATE INJURED LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT LEG ON A GATE AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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