Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,486
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Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CAUGHT FOOT IN FENCE AT HOME C/O LEG PAIN FX RT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CLIMBING A BARBED WIRE FENCE SUSTAINED A PW TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 52 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 WITH METAL GATE; LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS WORKING IN HIS YARD AND STRUCK BOTH LOWER LEGS AGAINST A BARBED WIRE FENCE ABRASION LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT WAS CLIMBING OVER A FENCE AND FELL DX; FRACTURE L TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
INSECT BITES TO LOWER LEGS AFTER MOVING FENCE DX INSECT BITES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	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 WAS WALKING BY A RUSTY FENBCE POST WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY RAN HER LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
SHIN INFECTION-SCRAPED LEG ON FENCE-AREA INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL WHEN STEPPING OVER GATE @ HOME. CLOSED FX PROXIMAL FIBULA RT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT LOWER LEG ON A FENCE LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
MCC THRU FENCE DX OPEN TIB/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 53 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
HIT LEG ON METAL GATE DX: L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEFT CALF HEMATOMA.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A GATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 56 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
PT STATES HE CUT HIS LOWER LEG ON FENCE AT HOME LAC RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT TRIPPED OVER WIRE FENCE AT HOME C/O ANKLE PAIN FX DISTAL FIBULA RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 75 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
FELL CUT SHIN ON FENCE DX: L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 73 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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT WAS PINNED A METAL FENCE BY A COW. DX-C2 FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
66 YO WM GOT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN A BULL AND FENCE C/O PAIN RT TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 79 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: Avulsion
Product: Fences or fence posts, Doors
PT WAS WALKING OUT OF DOOR STRUCK LOWER LEG ON A POST. "SKIN TEARS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 57 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
FELL OVER METAL FENCE. LAC RT LOWER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
INJURED CROSSING FENCE DX. PW CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT HIT LEG ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWE R LEG WITH INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 61 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: Fences or fence posts
PT STRUCK LEG ON BARBED WIRE SUSTAINED " L.LEG PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 53 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
STATES HE CUT LEG ON A RUSTY FENCE DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 60 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: Fences or fence posts
PT CARRYING A SMALL DOG OVER A METAL FENCE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RI GHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2005	Age: 51 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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LAC R LWR LEG, PT CLIMBING OVER A FENCE AT THE STREET, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, GAIT NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 63 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, Other power garden tools
USING POWERED FENCE POST DRIVER IT SLIPPED CUT HER CALF DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2005	Age: 52 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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FRACTURE FIBULA - PATIENT REPORTS SHE FELL OUTSIDE AND WAS UNABLE TO GE T UP - CRAWLED ON KNEES TO GET TO FENCE FOR SUPPORT TO PULL TO FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	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
GUNSHOT WOUND.PT.REFERS WHILE CLOSING GATE AT HOME.FELL PAIN IN LEG.SHE GOT SHOT IN THE LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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