Accidents - Exercise - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,539
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Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Exercise
DX:LEFT SPIRAL TIB/FIB #. HIKING IN WOODS, SLIPPED AND FOOT CAUGHT IN HOLE AND FELT A POP LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Exercise
LEG PAIN. PT WAS OUT WALKING AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Exercise
RIGHT LEG PAIN. PT WAS DOING STRETCHING EXERCISES AND HURT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
INJURED WHILE RUNNING DX. LOWER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 73 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: Avulsion
Product: Exercise
PATIENT HIKING AND CAUGHT LEG ON SOMETHING, POSSIBLY PIECE OF WOOD. D:LOWER LEG AVUSLION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Exercise
FELL WHILE WALKING-LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Exercise
WAS WALKING AND EXERCISING AND INJ CALF;PAIN; CLAUDICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Exercise
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE WALKING - ? FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Exercise
PT SLIPPED AND TWISTED WALKING DOWN HILL, FX L DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	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: Exercise
PT INJURED R FOOT WHILE WALKING AT PARK, ACUTE DISTAL FIBULA FX R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 55 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
TAKING A STEP CLASS [EXERCISE CLASS] GASTROCNEMIUS TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	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: Other
Product: Exercise
TORN MUSCLE LT CALF - FELT POP WHEN WALKING UPHILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
HURT LEG WHILE WALKING DX: CALF SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 54 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: Exercise
EXERCISING - STRETCHED LEG RIGHT CALF PAIN MUSCLE TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise, Weight lifting
RT LOWER EXTREMITY STRAIN.PT WAS EXERCISING WITH ANKLE WEIGHTS AND LOWE R LEG HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
FELL WHILE WALKING, RT LOWER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
78YOWF-RIGHT CALF STRAIN-WALKING MORE THAN USUAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	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: Exercise
HIKING DISTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Exercise
54YOM W/LEG CRAMPS X24HRS WHEN STRETCHING. RAN OUT OF QUININE 1WK AGO. DX: LEG CRAMPS, HYPOCALCEMIC, HYPER GLYCEMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Exercise
PT COMPLAINT OF CALF PAIN WITH WALKING 7/17, L HAMSTRING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Exercise
LEG GAVE OUT WHILE WALKINGFRACTURE LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/2002	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
RT CALF STRAIN - HURT CALF WHILE WORKING OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
PT COMPLAINT OF LEG PAIN WITH REPETITIVE MOVEMENT AND EXERCISE, R CALFS TRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Exercise
DX: WHILE EXERCISING, HURT LT. CALFDX: RUPTURE LT. GASTRONEMIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Exercise
PT DEVELOPED MYALGIA WHILE WALKING THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
PT INJURED LEG WALKING, BILATERAL LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 66 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Exercise
HAS STARTED WALKING PROGRAM, LEGS HURTING. DX: LOWER LEG STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 65 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: Exercise
WAS EXERCISING, HURT LEG SPRAIN LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	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: Exercise
PAIN IN ANKLE FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER HIKING IN ***. TENDONITIS TO ANTER IOR TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2002	Age: 56 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: Exercise
PATIENT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE HIKING ON GRAVEL. D:DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 75 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: Fracture
Product: Exercise
HIKING YESTERDAY AND FELL INJURED ANKLE HAD TO HIKE 2 MILES ON INJURED ANKLE DX FX FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	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: Fracture
Product: Exercise
57 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE WHILE JOGGING-DX DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 80 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: Exercise
PATIENT HAS 10 DAY HISTORY OF CALF PAIN. WALKS ONE HOUR A DAY. D: MUSCLE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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