Accidents - Fishing - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 874
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Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 13 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: Other
Product: Fishing
IMPALED OBJECT IN RT LEG, WAS FISHING AND THINKS GOT CATFISH BARB IMPALED IN HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT FELL WHILE FISHING - CUT LEG. D; LACERATION RIGHT ANTERIOR LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
CHILD HAD A FISH HOOK GET STUCK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAD FISH HOOK STUCKIN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PATIENT WAS FISHING AND GOT A FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN HIS LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
WHILE FISHING GOT HOOK STUCK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
BARB WIRE FISH HOOK RIGHT LOWER LEG DX: FOREIGN RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING WHEN HE DROPPED A FISHING KNIFE ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATI ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
10 YOMC WAS FISHING AND GOT A FISHING HOOK IMBEDDED IN HIS L. LOWER LEG / FISHING HOOK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WAS NIGHT FISHING WITH HIS PARENTS GOT THE HOOK EMBEDED IN RIGHT LOW ER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK GOT CAUGHT IN LEG DX FB TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHING AT LAKE, WALKED BY A STICK THAT HAD A FISHOOK IN IT, CAUGHT IN LOWER LEG. DX: FB LEG REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAS A FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 12 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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PUNCTURED LEG WITH A FISH HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING AT THE PARK AND SLID OFF ROCK CAUSING LACERATION RT LOWER LEG; SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
GOT FISH HOOK IN LOWER LEG,PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
LAC R LEG - FELL WHEN CATCHING A FISH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT SLIPPED ON ROCK FISHING, R LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHING HOOK CAUGHT IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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