Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,011
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Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
WAS RUNNING OUTSIDE, AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, & TRIPPED ON A ROCK, CUTTING RT THIGH, ON BROKEN PIECE OF FENCE. RT UPPER THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
R THIGH BRUISE FELL OFF FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LEG ON NEIGHBORS METAL FENCE NOW WITH BLEEDING TO RIGHT THIGH. DX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX LAC 2CM DEEP:W PLAY'G ON CHAIN-LINK FENCE & GOT A LAC TO R UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT THIGH ON METAL GATE, DX; LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT HURT WHEN CUT ON FENCE AT SCHOOL DX: LACERATION RT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT CLIMBING OVER FENCE 3-4 DAYS AGO, HIT GROUND WITH THIGH FIRST, LATER RUNNING AT *** AND FELL ON THIGH; THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
JUMPING OVER A FENCE AND GOT LEG CAUGHT. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OVER FENCE, LACERATED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
REPORTS TRYING TO BALANCE ON PICKET FENCE&FELL CUTTING THIGH >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT THIGH AFTER GATE FELL ONTO PATIENT WHILE CLI MBING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL OFF FENCE AND ONTO A RAILROAD SPIKE. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS JUMPING FENCE TODAY & SUSTAINED INJURY TO RT THIGH FROM A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A NAIL. DX - RT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT THIGH ON A FENCE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS RUNNING PAST A CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT HAS A PIEICE OF WIRE STICKING OUT, CUTTING UPPER LEG. DX THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Footwear
PT STAES HAD FOOT ON A FENCE TO TIE SHOE & FOOT SLIPPED & PT CUT LEG DX; LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS TRYING TO JUMP A FENCE WHEN A PICKET LACERATED HIS L INNER THIGH . LAC IS VERY DEEP. DX UPPER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts
WAS CLIMBING A FENCE, & WOODEN PIECE PUNCTURED PT' S RT THIGH, A PIECE IS STILL IN THERE. DX: CONTAMINATED RT DISTAL THIGH WOUND- FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT GOT CAUGHT IN BARBED WIRE AT THE PARK AND LACERATED UPPER LEG. DX: LACERATION OF THE LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF FRACTURE TO THE THIGH WHEN IT WAS CAUGHT ON THE FENCE.?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
THIGH LAC. CUT ON LEG, SUSTAINED CUT WHILE CLIMBING METAL FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT ON CHAIN LINK FENCE DX: THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CLIMBING OVER FENCE. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL ONTO FENCE PW THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT DX LACERATION RT INNER THIGH - FELL CLIMBING A FENCE JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
MOM STATES THAT THE CHILD WAS PLAYING AROUND A FENCE AND LEG GOT CAUGHT BY FENCE. DX. DX. PW UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
JUMPING OVER FENCE. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEG INJURED ON FENCE AT PARK. DX; LACERATION LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Animal induced injury
PT RUNNING AWAY FROM A DOG AND TRIED TO JUMP OVER A CHAIN LINK FENCE TO GET AWAY SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT CUT THIGH ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. DX; 15 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
JUMPED OFF PORCH - CUT LEG ON METAL GATE. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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