Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 6-15 years old - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,363
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Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 7 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: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OVER FENCE, LACERATED LEGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	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 LOWER LEG ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
JUMPING OVER A GATE. DX LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	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
LACERATION LEG - 8 YO MALE TRIPPED ON BARBED WIRE AND CUT FRONT OF LEG TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 11 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 LOWER LEG ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 13 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
13 YOM CAUGHT LOWER LEG ON BARB WIRE LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 14 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 FELL AGAINST BRICK FENCE LACERATION R LEG SHIN, DX LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 14 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
FX LOWER LEG, FELL OFF FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 6 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 FELL FROM FENCE, GOT CAUGHT IN FENCE AT HOME. DX. TIBIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 15 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OVER 4FT FENCE AT PLAYGROUND & LEG GOT STUCK, PAIN, SWELLING & TENDERNESS TO SHIN W/ABRASION; ABRASION, SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LEG ON A WIRE THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF A FENCE AT SCHOOL. D: LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 7 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 CUT LEG ON GATE WHILE CLIMBING IT, LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT METAL FENCE POST IN YARD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 11 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, Stairs or steps
PLAYING ON STEPS AND FELL - HIT LEG ON GATE. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 15 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
LAC TO LEG WHEN JUMPED A FENCE AND STRUCK LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	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
PT WAS CLIMBING A FENCE - FELL AND CUT LEFT LEG. D: LACERATION LEFT L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 11 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
CUT LEG ON METAL GATE. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	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: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL ON FENCE, PUNCTURE TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 12 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
FX LOWER LEG,FELL OFF FENCE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2007	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
CUT LEG WHILE CLIMBING FENCE. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	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
CUT LEG ON BARBED WIRE FENCE DX LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 6 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DODGE BALL INJURY CLIMBED ONTO GATE TRYING TO GET BALL BACK THEN A NAIL ON THE GATE LAC HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FX LOWER LEG ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CLIMB OVER CATTLE PANEL (FENCE) SLIPPED CUT LEG 4.5 X 6.5 LACERATION RIGHT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 9 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 SCRAPED LEG ON A CHAIN LINK FENCE, LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 11 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: Fences or fence posts
JUMPED OVER A FENCE/. DX- R TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2007	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
FELL FROM FENCE DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	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
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK IT ON A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2007	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
PT HIT LEG ON FENCE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 9 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, Animal induced injury
PT CLIMBED OVER A FENCE INTO NEIGHBOR'S YARD, TO GET A BALL, & WAS ATTACKED BY NEIGHBOR'S DOGS- LT LEG. DX: LEG LACERATION, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT SUSTAINED A LOWER LEG LACERATION AFTER FALLING ON BROKEN METAL GATE AT SCHOOL. DX - LOWER LIMB ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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
PT LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM "A PIECE OF FENCE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 14 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
14 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG ON BARBED WIRE FENCE AT HOME. DX; RT LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A METAL FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 6 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
AN IRON GATE FELL ON PATIENT'S RT LEG & HE SUSTAINED A LOWER LIMB ABRASION & LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
NEIGHBORS DOG GATE WAS OPEN, DOG RAN OUT AND BIT LOWER LEG. DX; PUNCTU RE WOUND LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL WHILE JUMPING A FENCE, FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
JUMPED OVER FENCE&FELL ONTO ROCKS "LEG LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 7 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
CLIMBING METAL FENCE AND CUT LEG. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT FELL SCRAPING LOWER LEG ON RUSTY FENCE AT SCHOOL; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 9 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
RAN INTO A METAL GATE. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	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
PT CUT LT LEG AS SHE WAS CLIMBING A FENCE DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO LT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 11 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
PT RAN INTO A FENCE DX: LT LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	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
LOWER LEG LAC-TRIPPED-FELL-CUT LEG ON A FENCE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
WALKING AT CONSTRUCTION SITE AND GATE FELL ON LEG. DX ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
TRIPPED INTO AN IRON GATE. DX LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 15 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 LEG ON BARB WIRE FENCE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2007	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: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS CLIMBING A FENCE AND LEG GOT CAUGHT. D : LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 6 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 CUT LEG ON FENCE AT HOME DX: LACERATION 5.5 RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2007	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
PATIENT CUTTING LOWER LEG ON CHAIN LINK FENCE IN GARAGE AT HOME; LEG LA C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 12 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
CUT LOWER LEG ON METAL GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 6 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
CUT LOWER LEG ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	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
10 YO M- TRIPPED ON FENCE-BARBED WIRE-SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 15 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: Fences or fence posts
PT INJURED LOWER LEG AFTER JUMPING OVER FENCE, NOW W/ABRASION TO LOWER LEG; ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	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
INJURED JUMPING FENCE/SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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
CUT LOWER LEG ON METAL FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
JUMPED OFF FENCE AND FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts, Alcohol
PT DRINKING ETOH AND JUMPED OVER FENCE INJURED LEG DX// LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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