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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 535
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 56 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT OUT IN THE GULF FISHING WHEN HE FELL OFF THE BOAT SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO RIGHT LOWQER LEG ON THE BARNACLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 62 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: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE- FELL WHILE FISHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 57 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 66 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT FISHING OUT IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 57 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: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| / 57 YOM FELL OFF BREAK WALL WHILE FISHING ON LAKE INJ LOWER LEG DX CELLULITIS LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 64 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fishing |
| TWO INSECT BITES OF LEFT LOWER LEG, HAS BEEN FISHING ON RIVER. DX INSECT BITES WITH LOCAL ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISHING SLIPPED FELL ON ROCKS LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY ABRSIONS AND CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | 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: Fishing |
| LAC CALF ON A TACKLE BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 59 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PATIENT WENT FISHING AND FISHING HOOK GOT STUCK IN LEG. DX: FISH HOOK F OREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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