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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:120
26-50 years old:109
50+ years old:261

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 04/02/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
25 YOF, USING SHOVEL OON FLOWERS STRAIN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2010Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
17YOM CUT HIS SHIN ON A SNOW SCRAPER BLADE, IN THE GARAGE, AT HOME DX; LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Electric heating pads
60 YOM FX DISTAL FIBULA AND CELLULITIS, LAID DOWN WITH AN ELECTRIC HEAT ING PAD ON FEET AFTER SHOVELING SNOW AND AWOKE WITH BLISTERS AND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/01/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Golf carts
76 YOM-FELL SEVERAL X'S WHILE PLOWING SNOW LAST MONTH-L LEG PAIN-SAME L EG RAN OVER BY GOLF CART 5 YRS. AGO DX L LEG PAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2010Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LOWER LEG INJURY-37YOM-WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2010Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LEFT CALF STR. 28 YOM STRAINED LEG WHEN SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2010Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Stairs or steps
17 YOM - SHOVELING SNOW, FELL & HIT LT SHIN ON CONCRETE STAIR DX: CONTUSION LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
32 Y/O FEMALE SHOVELING SNOW 4 DAYS AGO AND NOW HAS CALF PAIN DX: SPRAINED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
RT FIBULA FX.54YOF WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
RT FIBULA FX.51YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
81YOF HURT LEFT SHIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
TIBIA FX-81YOOM-FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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