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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,771
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 52 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 52 YOM FELL PLAYING RACQUET BALL YESTERDAY. DX: R FIBULAR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 52 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX LIMB MUSCSKELETAL SX: P/W R CALF PN W PLAY'G RACQUET BALL TON. FEEL' CALF MUSCLE "TEAR APART" W PLAC'G WT ON RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 51 YOM PLAYING RACQUET BALL AND SUSTAINED AN ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 59 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND FELT A POP IN LEFT LOWER LEG NOW A LRGE LUMP HEMATOMA CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 52 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS INJURED PLAYING RACQUET BALL. DX: RUPTURE L ACHILLES TENDON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING RACKETBALL & TWISTED & FELL INJURING LOWER LEG DX: FRACTURED LEFT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 60 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX ACHILLES TENDON STRAIN: W PLAY'G RACQUETBALL 4D AGO. W HE FELT A "PULL" IN HIS R ACHILLES TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 62 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| AT *** PLAYING RAQUETBALL , HEARD POP IN L CALFDX PARTIAL GASTROC TEAR DX PARTIAL GASTROC TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND FELT A PULL IN CALF STRAINED CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACKET BALL AND HIT THE BACK OF CALF WITH OWN RACKET CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 53 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: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WAS PLAYING SQUASH AND DEVELOPED LEG PAIN AFTER RUNNING BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUETBALL RIGHT RUPTURE ACHILLES TENDON TRAUMATIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 56 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT DX RT LEG SPRAIN - DUE TO PLAYING RACQUET BALL JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| ACHILLES TENDON TEAR-FELT "POP" WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL-@ HEALTH CLU B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 73 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYING RACQUETBALL AND LUNGED FORWARD FELT A POP IN RIGHT CALF REGI ON STRAINED ACHILLED TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| INJURED LEG PLAYING RACQUETBALL DX POSS COMPARTMENT SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 84 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT PLAYED FOUR GAMES OF RACKET BALL AND FELT A POP IN CALF ON COUMADIN WITH AN INR OF 5.4 TOXICITY WITH CALF HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUET BALL & HURT LOWER LEG DX LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 54 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT WITH SPRAINED LEG DURING RACQUETBALL GAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT SPRAINED A LOWER LEG BY PLAYING RACQUET BALL AT THE YMCA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 67 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| FELL DURING SQUASH GAME, P/W RLL PAIN&SWELLING " MS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 62 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING SQUASH,LUNGED AND FELT SNAP IN ACHILLES DISRUPTING ACHILLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 63 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: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| ACUTE DISTAL TIB-FIB FX/63YOM STS WAS AT THE *** PLAYING RACQUET BALLAN D TWISTED R ANKLE INJURING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| 52 YO FEMALE PULLED LEFT CALF WHILE PLAYING RAQUETBALL AT *** CASINO - MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 65 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| LOWER LEG STRAIN - 65 YOM PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT CALF WHILE PLAYI NG RACQUET BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2004 | Age: 54 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: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| ACUTE RT DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE, PLAYING RACQUETBALL, TWISTED RT ANKLE TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2004 | Age: 57 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| DX RIGHT LOWER LEG STRAIN: PLAYING RACQUETBALL, STRUCK IN CALF WITH BALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING RACKET BALL AND BEGAN TO HAVE RIGHT CALF PAIN. DX-CALF STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 52 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PLAYING RACQUETBALL & GOT HIT IN THE CALF BY THE BALL.CONTUSION LEFT CA LF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 61 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PATIENT HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF POPPING SOUND IN CALF WHILE PLAYING RACQUET BALL. D: MUSCLE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| PT COMPLAINT OF FOOT PAIN PLAYING SQUASH, ACUTE CALF PAIN LIKELY GASTRO C TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2001 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2001 | Age: 54 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2000 | Age: 61 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2000 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2000 | Age: 51 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/1999 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/1998 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/1998 | Age: 53 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: Other |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/1998 | Age: 56 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/1998 | Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/1998 | Age: 54 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/1997 | Age: 52 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/1997 | Age: 53 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: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/1997 | Age: 66 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Squash, racquet ball or paddle ball |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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