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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 437
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| SLIPPED ON LEAVES WHILE HIKING. DX FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Hand saws |
| PT WITH CELLULITIS TO LEG, WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH WITH A HAND SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Horseback riding |
| PT WAS HIT UNDER KNEE WITH TREE BRANCH WHILE RIDING HORSE C/O PAIN & BRUISING TO LT LOWER LEG. DX - LT LEG CONTUSION, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| TIBIA FX-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-TREE FELL ON PT-PT PINNED UNDER TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| SCRATCHED LLE ONTO A TREE WHILE HIKING >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Day wear |
| PT WAS BURNING A TREE STUMP AND HOT AMBERS BURNED THRU PT PANTS DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 71 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers |
| LAC TO LEG WHENS TRUCK ON A TREE WHEN CUTTING GRASS WITH A POWERED LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| PT CUTTING HIS GRASS AND STRUCK A SMALL BUSH WITH RIGHT LOWER LEG AND S USTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 60 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| SUSPECT L TIBIA FX; L KNEE EFFUSION:L TIBIA ABRA'S: CUTTING DOWN TREE AT SON'S HOUSE, TREE HIT SHIN AND L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PT WAS PICKING PEACHES FROM A TREE AND FELL DOWN 2 STEPS OF LADDER DX: ACUTE TIB / FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-HIT LEG W/A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 55 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| R LEG LAC/55YOM BACKED INTO A BUSH WITH LAWN MOWER AND SUSTAINED LAC R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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