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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,130
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 51YOWF WAS WALKIN IN THE YARD WHEN SUN GOT IN HER EYES. HIT HEAD ON BI RDFEEDER AND THEN STEPPED FUNNY W/ R ANKLE. DX. FX R DISTAL FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 55YOF, AMBULATING TO THE MAILBOX, TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO INVERTED AN KLE>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LEFT ANKLE STR. 61 YOF TWISTED ANKLE GETTING MAIL FROM MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 59YOF SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL INTO MAILBOX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| TURNED LEFT FOOT WHILE WALKING FROM MAILBOX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT SPRAINED ANKLE WHILE WALKING TO MAILBOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUTTING IN MAILBOX AND LEG CAUGHT IN MUD TWISTED ANKLE DX/ LEFT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN FALLING OFF BRICK EDGE OF FLOWER BED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LEFT ANKLE FX. PT FELL OVER DOGS AND WENT INTO A FLOWER POT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL PUTTING MAIL INTO MAILBOX/ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE OPENING MAILBOX AND SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| SLIPPED ON STEPPING STONE AND SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WITH ANKLE SPRAIN, DROPPED A "PAVER STONE" FROM HER GARDEN ON HER ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT GETTING ITEMS OUT OF HIS MAILBOX AND ROLLED RIGHT ANKLE STRAINED ANK LE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Alcohol |
| WALKING FROM MAILBOW & FELL + ETOH DX ANKLE SPRAIN + ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE GETTING MAIL AND SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| WALKING TO MAILBOX AND TURNED ANKLE LEFT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| STEPPED OVER CROSS TIE AND TWISTED ANKLE RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON LANDSCAPING BLOCKS/ RT ANKLE SPRAIN, CHEST WALL CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS HOLDING BIRD BATH WHICH CAME APART AND FELL ONTO ANKLE. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN, L ELBOW POSS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT FELL INTO MAILBOX; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ACUTE L ANKLE, L FLANK CONT'S:GOT OUT OF CAR,TRYING TO RETRIEVE MAIL FROM MAILBOX AT HO,E.CAR APPARENTLY JUMPED GEAR,RAN OVER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 6 DAYS AGO, PT FELL IN YARD AND INJURED ANKLE. PAIN WAS RESOLVING UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN TWISTED ANKLE WALKING TO MAILBOX. D:ANKLE AVULSION FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS CARRYING A DECORATIVE YARD STONE AT HOME AND DROPPED IT ONTO LEF T ANKLE LACERATION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT. SLIPPED AT MAILBOX ON WET GRASS, TWISTED ANKLE. DX. FX, DISLOCATIO N R BILMALLEOLAR (ANKLE). |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT FELL INTO POND OF FOUNTAIN AT SYMPHOMY HALL AND INJURED ANKLE. D: BI MALLEOLAR FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LEANING OVER TO FIX MAIL BOX AND FELL FX BOTH ANKLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT. REPORTS SLIPPED THIS AM AT 9:30 AT MAILBOX. DX. SPRAIN L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| L LEG GAVE OUT, FELL, WALKING TO MAILBOX, L ANKLE PAIN DX: FX L ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ANKLE CT-LANDSCAPE TIMBER FELL ON ANKLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FX/DISLOCATED R ANKLE; WENT OUT TO FILL BIRD FEEDERS, SLIPPE DON INCLIN E & FELL, HEARING LOUD 'CRACK' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT HIT HIS FOOT ON A MAILBOX WHILE RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE. DX-CONTUSION, SPRAIN RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| COMING FROM MAILBOX W/GRANDCHILD, FELL DOWN W/ANKLE UNDER HER. FELT A SNAP. DX. SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ANKLE PAIN WITH WEIGHT BEARING AFTER TRIPPING OVER LANDSCAPING TIMBER. DX L ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF HER MAILBOX AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL STRAI NED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 72 YOF WALKED OUT TO HER MAILBOX AND IN THE PROCESS TWISTED RT. ANKLE; STATED SHE HEARD A "POP". RT. ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 82 YOF S/P TWIST/FALL ON ICE WHEN WALKING TO BUS&AGAIN WALKING TO MAILB OX-BEGAN BLEEDING-DX:COMP FRX L ANK-TRIMALLEOLAR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 70 YO F TWISTED ANKLE HELD ONTO MAILBOX FOR SUPPORT FX ANKLE BIMALLEOLAR CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ANKLE CT-INJURED IN CAR-IN DRIVEWAY AT MAILBOX WHEN CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 77 YO F GETTING MAIL OUT OF MAILBOX INJURED ANKLE FX ANKLE TRIMALLEOLAR CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LEFT ANKLE SPR. PT TWISTED ANKLE WHEN STEPPING OFF A LANDSCAPE TIMBER I N FLOWER BED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| COMPLETE TEAR RT ACHILLES TENDON - ANKLE POPPED WHEN REACHING UP T O FILL BIRD FEEDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2001 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2001 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2000 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2000 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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