Accidents - Car seats - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,031
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	157
Year 1999:	18
Year 2000:	24
Year 2001:	132
Year 2002:	92
Year 2003:	201
Year 2004:	31
Year 2005:	64
Year 2006:	88
Year 2007:	6
Year 2008:	48
Year 2009:	96
Year 2010:	47

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 6 months	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: Car seats
6 MOF INFANT FELL FROM CAR SEAT YESTERDAY AS MOM WAS CARRYING IT THROUG H A DOORWAY AND LOST HOLD OF ONE END. DX: FRACTURE TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Car seats
BURNED ON METAL CLASP OF CAR SEAT. 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG. 7 M OF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Car seats, Fireworks
A 2 MONTH OLD FEMALE SUSTAINED BURN TO LEG WHEN A FIREWORK LANDED IN HE R CAR SEAT, (NOT STATED IF IN CAR OR NOT), BURN LEG- TYPE TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
13MOF REFUSING TO WALK AFTER GETTING HOME AND TAKEN OUT OF CAR SEAT, HA D BEEN PLAYING WITH SIBLING EARLIER; TIBIA BUCKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
9 MONTH M WAS INJURED WHEN ADULT PULLED HIM TOO HARD OUT OF CARSEAT DX: FX TO R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
PT SITTING IN CAR SEAT, OLDER BROTHER LEANED OVER TO GIVE PT HUG & PT S TARTED TO CRY, MOM REMOVED SHOES & FOOT WAS RED; CLOSED FX OF TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 2 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: Fracture
Product: Car seats
DX FX TIBIA/NON ACC TRAUMA: PT W GET'G INTO HER CARSEAT IN THE CAR WHEN IT TWISTED; MOP HEAR A POP. PN TO ANTERIOR FACE OF ANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Car seats
3 MONTH OLD MALE FELL OUT OF CAR SEAT TO CAR FLOORSTRAIN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Car seats
PT DX LT LEG ABRASION - S/P PT FELL OUT OF CAR SEAT 1 FT TALL ONTOGROUN D AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 13 months	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: Car seats
PTS GRANDPARENT WAS PUTTING HIM IN HIS CARSEAT WHEN HIS R LEG TWISTED W RONG. WILL NOT BEAR WEIGHT ON LEG SINCE. DX R TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats, Counters or countertops
PATIENT STRAPPED IN CAR SEAT WHEN FELL OFF COUNTER OR TABLE TO FLOOR, C RYING WHEN LEG IS TOUCHED; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 3 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: Other
Product: Car seats
FELL FROM CAR SEAT DX: R LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
PT/SIB PICKED UP FROM DAYCARE, 6 YO BROTHER CLIMBED OVER PT'S CAR SEAT, GOT OUT CAR DOOR NEAR PT, CRIED, WOKE TODAY NOT MOVING LEG;SPIRAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
PATIENT'S 5 YO BROTHER FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG WHILE IN CAR SEAT, NOW CRY ING WITH LEG PAIN; BUCKLE TIBIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats, Floors or flooring materials
BABYSITTER STRAPPED PT IN CAR SEAT YEST,PICKED IT UP,HANDLE BROKE OFF & PT FELL TO FLOOR,UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT/STAND ON FOOT; PROXIMAL TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Car seats
PT FELL OUT OF A CARSEAT AND INJURED LOWER LEG.DX LOWER LEG CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Car seats
CONTUS L LOWER LEG; 6 YR OLD SISTER SITTING IN CARSEAT IN LIVING ROOM W HICH TIPPED OVER ONTO PT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Car seats, Benches
PT. HX. VP SHUNT @ CHURCH STRAPPED IN CARSEAT ROCK'G HIMSELF FELL OFF P EW. DIDN'T HIT HEAD BUT MAY HAVE TWISTED ANKLE PER SISTER. DX.: LEG CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Car seats
LOWER LEG CONTUSED, FELL FROM CAR SEAT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
PT GOT LEFT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 CARSEATS - NOW WON'T STAND ON LEG. D: FX LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 18 months	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: Car seats
REFUSED TO BEAR WT AFTER GETTING OUT OF CARSEAT. " LEG FX/SPRAIN "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Car seats
PT FELL OFF CAR SEAT WHILE MOM HOLDING HIM SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
PT WAS BEING PULLED OUT OF A CARSEATAND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 1 months	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: Burns, Scald
Product: Car seats
PT WAS IN A CAR SEAT WHEN HAD A HOT CHOCLATE SPILLED ON LOWER LEG SUSTG AINED" LOWER LEG BURN"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
LOWER LEG FRACTURE, WHILE BEING PUT IN CAR SEAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Car seats
PT FELL INTO A CAR SEAT AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
PT WAS IN CARSEAT WHEN MOM REACHED OVER TO CLOSE THE DOOR OF THE CAR - MOM ACCIDENTALLY LEANED ONTO PTS LEG. D: FX LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 12 months	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: Car seats
WHILE SITTING IN CAR SEAT - TRYING TO GET OUT, TWISTING AND TURNING CHI LD FX OWN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN THE CUPHOLDER OF A CARSEAT.DX LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2004	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN SIBLING SAT ON HIM IN CARSEAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL FROM CARSEAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 8 months	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: Fracture
Product: Car seats, Floors or flooring materials
TIBIA FX-PT WIGGLED OUT OF CAR SEAT-FELL 3 FEET-HIT LINOLEUM FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Car seats, Other baby carriers
PATIENT WAS IN A CAR SEAT ON A KITCHEN BAR AND FELL 3' TO THE FLOOR. DX-CONTUSION LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 4 months	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: Car seats
4MTHOM STARTED CRYING WHILE GETTING PUT IN CAR SEAT DX: CONT LEG R/L BILAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
PATIENT PUT INTO CAR SEAT AND CAME OUT LIMPING AT HOME, NO KNOWN SOURCE OF INJURY; TODDLER'S FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats, Rugs or carpets
LT TIBIA FX-DAD WAS CARRYING BABY IN A CAR SEAT-TRIPPED ON CARPET-FELL ON PT'S LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Car seats, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION LWR LEG, PT FELL FROM THE CAR SEAT ONTO THE FLOOR AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, ROM NORMAL, SENSATION INTACT,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Car seats, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED STRAIN TO LEG AFTER HE WAS SITTING IN CAR SEAT ON THE FLOOR WHEN OLDER SIBLING HIT SEAT AND CHILD FELL ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Car seats
2 MON OLD B FEMALE W/BURN TO LEG. BUCKLE OF CAR SEAT BURNED PT'S LEG. E 9248
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 13 months	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: Other
Product: Car seats, Footwear
BABY WITH LEG PAIN AFTER FAMIILY MEMBER TRIED TO GET HER OUT OF CAR SEAT AND TENNIS SHOE GOT STUCK. D: LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2001	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2001	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2001	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2001	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Car seats, Other Irons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2000	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2000	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/1999	Age: 18 months	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: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1998	Age: 3 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: Fracture
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1998	Age: 2 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1998	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1998	Age: 1 months	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: Other
Product: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1998	Age: 2 months	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: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1997	Age: 10 months	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: Car seats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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