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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| REPORTEDLY WAS FISHING&FELL SCRAPING LOWER LEG AGAINST ROCKS, FEW DAYS LATER NOTICE GRADUAL ONSET OF LEG SWELLING&REDNESS>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT HAD FISH HOOK IN LEG-REMOVE FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| 55 YOM HAS FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG F/B LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 70 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| FOREIGN BODY LEG: FISHING AT LOCAL MARINA, STATES DIDN'T NOTICE FISH HOOK IN LT CALF UNTIL 45 MINUTES PTA, (TRIPLE HOOK) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 68 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 |
| 68YMC REELING IN A NORTHERN STARTED SLIPPING AND FISHHOOK CAUGHT LOWER LEG/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 62 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fishing, Boats and boating |
| L LOWER LEG CONT:FISHING @ PRIVATE POND,PUSHED OFF BANK W/FOOT,FOOTSLIP PED, STRUCK AGAINST 2001 *** BOAT, BOAT IS PLASTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 55 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 OUT FISHING WHEN HE SUSTAINED A PW TO LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A FISHING GAFF PW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 63 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: Fracture |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE WHILE FISHING AT THE LAKE FX LT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51 YO MALE WAS FISHING ON BEACH AND STEPPED ON STINGRAY LOWER LEG INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 67 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| INJURED WHILE FISHING/LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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