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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 754
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2002 | 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: Wire |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 12 YOM LACERATED RIGHT LOWER LEG, POSSIBLY ON A BUSH OR WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| PAPTIENT RAN INTO A PIECE OF WIRE RESULTING IN CELLULITIS TO HER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | 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: Wire, Other containers |
| 3 CM LT LEG LACERATION, FELL ON WIRE CLIMBING ROCK BASKETS LINING SIDE OF CREEK NEAR HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 61 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: Wire |
| 61 YOM CUT LEG ON LIECE OF WIRE DX LACERATION R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 46 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: Wire |
| STRUCK LEG AGAINST WIRE IN A PIECE OF WOOD PUNCTURING IT AND BECOMMING ABSCESSED NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 90 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: Wire, Mattresses |
| PT. STATES A WIRE WAS STICKING OUT OF MATTRESS AND CUT LEG AT NH. DX. LAC L LEG, CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 27 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: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT LEG ON RUSTY WIRE-PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 7 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: Wire |
| FELL ON WIRE DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire, Lawn mowers |
| 35 YOFC MOWING AND GOT INTO SOME OLD WIRE THAT WENT INTO HER SKIN/PUNCT URE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 17 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: Wire |
| PT WAS CUTTING WIRE WITH CUTTERS,PIECE BROKE OFF,PIERCING INOTO LEG,CAU SING LOSS OF FEELING,,,PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT LEFT CALF ON WIRELACERATION LEFT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 74 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: Wire |
| FX PROXIMAL TIBIA - SLIPPED AND FELL IN DITCH WHEN PICKING UP A ROLL OF WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | 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: Wire |
| RIGHT FIB FX. PT INJURED LEG WHEN FALLING OVER A WIRE LAYING IN YARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT LEG ON RUSTY WIRE; LAC RT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT STEPPED ONTO A WIRE MESH SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LO WER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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