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Accidents - Water skiing - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
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Date: 09/01/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
HURT KNEE WATER SKIING-FRACTURED TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
HIT LOWER LEG WITH WATER SKI AT PARK AT LAKE. DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing
LARGE ABRASION UPPER AND LOWER LEG WHEN SKI ROPE WRAPPED AROUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
RT LOWER LEG SPRAIN-WHILE WATERSKIING IN THE RIVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
13 Y/O MALE WAS WATERSKIING WHEN HE FELL CAUSING A FX TO HIS RT TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Water skiing
PT WAS WATER SKIING, FELL DOWN AND TWISTED R LOWER LEG CAUSING INJURY. ^
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing
CONT;ABRAS R LOWER LEG/43YOF WAS HIT BY A RUNAWAY WATERSKI ON THE R LOW ER LEG TODAY. C/O PAIN AND ABRAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
MS CALF STRAIN-AFTER WATERSKIING IN THE RIVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
20 YOM WATERSKIING AND HIT LFT LEG ABOVE ANKLE ON THE DOCK-DX RT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Water skiing
PT WAS WATER SKIING AND PULLED LEG.DX: L LEG CONT, POSS PARTIAL HAMSTRI NG TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT WAS WATER SKIING AND FELL DX: RT LEG TIB/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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