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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 906
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS JUMPING OVER FENCE & LEG GOT CAUGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL AGAINST FENCE CUTITNG LOWER LEG DX: LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND-INJURED ON METAL FENCE POST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN GATE FELL AND STRUCK LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT GOT LEG STUCK IN BARBED WIRE DX; LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 57 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT TURNING TO CLOSE GATE WHEN SLIPPED AND TWISTED ANKLE. D: FIBULA AND TIBIA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 85 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LT LEG LAC-CUT ON FENCE IN GARDEN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO LOWER LEG BY A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT RIDING IN BACK OF TRUCK. BACKED INTO FENCE FORCED LEG AGAINST FENCE. DX: (L) CALF MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 75 YO WF - EXCORIATIONS R LEG - FROM RUSTY FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 56 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT LACERATED CALF ON METAL FENCE IN YARD. D: CALF LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL AGAINST FENCE CUTTING LOWER LEG DX LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT HIT HIS LEG ON A METAL FENCE POST AT HOME. DX-7CM LOWER LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 53 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: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| DOG BITE R LOWER LEG/53YOF WAS BITTEN BY NEIGHBORS DOG. ATTACK WAS UNPR OVOKED. THE DOG GOT OUT OF ITS ENCLOSURE. HAD RABIES SHOT 1/03. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED AVULSION TO LEG AFTER TRIPPING OVER A METAL FENCE WHI LE RUNNING TO HER CAR, AND CUT LEG ON FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LEFT LEG LACERATION-PT TIPPED OVER A ROCK IN HER YARD AND CUT HER LEG O N A PIECE OF ALUMINUM FENCE. HAS 6CM LACERATION TO LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT HIT LOWER LEG ONTO GATE C/O SOME SWELLING DX; LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL CUTTING LOWER LEG ONTO FENCE DX: LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 83 Y/O F INJURED L LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED ON ROCK AND FELL AGAINST PICK ET FENCE AT HOME. DX; LAC L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT AT THE WILDLIFE REFUGE WALKING ALONG A METAL FENCE SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT TRIPPED GOING OVER BARBED WIRE FENCE. D: AVULSION, LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 72 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT ARRIVED WITH MILD LOWER LEG PAIN S/P BUMPED LEG AGAINST METAL GATE THIS PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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