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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 57 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: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS USING A SNOW SHOVEL AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX: LEFT DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT HAD INJURY 2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS OUT SHOVELING SNOW TODAY AND SLID FOO T THAT WAS INJURED. DX: FRACTURE RIGHT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| HIT LEG WITH SNOW SHOVEL/ HEMATOMA,CONTUSION RT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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