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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING SOME BOXES WHEN MISSTEPPED AND FELL DOWN 1 STEP HITTING L LOWER LEG, CAUSING LACERATION. DX: LAC TO L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LOWER LEG LAC-FELL-HIT CARDBOARD BOX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 33 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: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| STRUCK TWO LEGS ON A BOX AT GYM LAC LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products, Ceilings and walls |
| STANDING ON CARDBOARD BOX WHEN TRYING TO JUMP UP TO TOUCH CEILING;DX FR ACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 40 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS AT HOME PUTTING A HEAVY BOX ON A GARAGE SHELF, CAUSING A LT MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| A CARTON OF ICE CREAM FELL ON PATIENT'S L LEG AT ***. DX. LAC SHIN N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 4 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: Cardboard products |
| GOING DOWN HILL ON CARDBOARD BOX;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT STATES SHE DROPPED A CEREAL BOX AT HOME IT HIT HER ON THE LOWER LEG DX: HEMATOMA RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 43 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Exercise |
| JUMPING ONTO BOX AT EXERCISE CLASS AND STRUCK LOWER LEG SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| BANGED LEG ON A BOX AND LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 74 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: Cardboard products |
| 74 YO M LEG PAIN AFTER LIFTING BOXES 1 WEEK AGO* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Containers |
| 77 YOF CARRYING A BOX AND LOST BALANCE FALLING ONTO A CARDBOARD BOX LAC ERATING RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| FX DISTAL FIBULA, CARRYING BOX OF BOOKS/MAGAZINES & STEPPED ON WHEELED PLATFORM, TWISTING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products, Diapers |
| STANDING ON A BOX OF DIAPERS AND FELL. DX TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SLIDING DOWN HILL ON FLATTENED CARDBOARD AT LSU/LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 56 YO F CONTUSION TO SHIN AFTER 25LB BOX FELL INTO LEG WHEN PICKING UP A BOX ANOTHER FELL ON LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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