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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 726
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2008 | 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 |
| 64YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL STRIKING RT SHIN ON A BAMBOO FENCE,CUTTING SHIN; LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WITH LAC TO LEG, JUMPED OVER A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 52 YOM TRYING TO SCALE FENCE, JUMPED OVER AND LANDED ON LEFT LEG SUSTAI NING A FRACTURED TIB/FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 88 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, Wheelchairs |
| RIGHT LEG CONT. PT RODE MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR INTO A FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 59 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| DX L LOWER LEG ABRASION: STEEL GATE HIT L SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | 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 |
| LACERATION TO L LOWER LEG FROM METAL FENCE AT HOME# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON BARBED WIRE AND NOW IT IS INFECTED. DX: RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY SOFT TISSUE INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO LEG FROM STRIKING THE *** GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS PICKING UP SOME OBJECTS IN A GULLY, WHEN CAUGHT L ON AN OLD BARBED WIRE AND TORE SKIN. DX: LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 57 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 WAS CLIMBING FENCE AND CUT L LEG 6". DX. L LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 56 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: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT DX RT LEG BLUNT TRAUMA - DUE TO DIRECT BLOW IN STREET JUST PTA. PT STRUCK FOOT IN METAL GATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT LEG ON A RUSTY FENCE. DX. LOWER LEG LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 77 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 |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON A GATE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 53 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 LAC RT LOWER LEG ON FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54 YO MALE BANGED LEG ON FENCE THROMBOPHLEBITIS LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 51 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 ANKLE IN FENCE AND FELL. DX: R DISTAL FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 52 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 |
| CLIMBING OVER A BRICK WALL, ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED SHIN ON A RUSTY BARBED WIRE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 60 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 HAD A FALL FROM A GATE AND IS UNABLE TO AMBULATE SINCE. C/O 'LEG PAI N. D: LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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