Accidents - Fishing - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 764
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 58 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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE PEACH RIVER STRUCK IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A SINK ER PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO RT LOWER LEG AND RT FOOT AFTER BEING STUCK W/A FISH HOOK 2 MONTHS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
WALKING THROUGH HOUSE STUMBLED HOOKED SELF WITH FISH HOOK TO LOWER LEG DX FORIEGN BODY LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 57 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL WHILE FISHING/ ABRASIONS BIL EXTREMITIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 53 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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT. WAS STRUCK IN R LOWER LEG BY A FISHING WEIGHT AFTER JERKING ON A FI SHING POLE. DX. PW R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT. STATES HE WAS FISHING 2-3 WEEKS AGO AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO L. CALF BY A CATFISH BARB. C/O REDNESS AND. DC. PUNCTURE WOUND INFEC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 51 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: Fishing
FELL INOT HOLE WHILE FISHING IN RIVER INJURING LOWER LEG. DX: FRACTURE FIBULA, LACERATON , CHEST CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 62 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
FISHING ON CREEK BANK, FELL INJURING LOWER LEG. DX: EARLY CELLULITIS L OWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING ON SOME ROCKS SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOW ER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
FISHING IN ***, SLIPPED ON DOCK INJURING LOWER LEG 7 DAYS AGO. DX; FRACTURE LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT CATFISH FIN STUCK IN LOWER LEG WHEN CATCHING FISH AND IT FLOPPED FIN STUCK IN CLAF OF LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 57 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: Fishing
FIBULA FX-FELL 7 DAYS PRIOR WHILE FISHING-SEEN BY PCP W/ XRAY'S-SENT TO ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
66 YOF WAS FISHING AND GOT A FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN LEFT LOWER LEG. FOREIG N BODY, LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 52 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: Fishing
PT SLIPPED ON WET GRASS WHILE FISHING. DX: PROX FIB SPIRAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT CLEANING OUT GARAGE WHEN SHE GOT A FISHHOOK EMPALED IN RIGHT LOWER L EG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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