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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 389
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 65 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: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK WIRE INTO LEG DX RT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire, Rotary power lawn mowers |
| HIT BY A WIRE FLUNG BY LAWN MOWER PUNCTURE WOUND LEG # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 22 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: Wire |
| DX LWBS: LAC R CALF TRIPPED OVER WIRE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57 YO MALE CUT LEFT CALF ON WIRE LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| RAN INTO WIRE;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT LEG ON PC OF WIRE AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | 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: Wire |
| RT LEG ABRASION-SUS INJ WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS RT LEG ON A RUSTY WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| FELL WK AGO, PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER LEG ON ROOT OR BARE WIRE, NOW PAIN AND SWELLING DX ACUTE CELLULITIS L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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