Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,390
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	156
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	215
Year 2000:	18
Year 2001:	177
Year 2002:	38
Year 2003:	102
Year 2004:	141
Year 2005:	122
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	210
Year 2008:	88
Year 2009:	21

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT REMOVED TIBIA/FIB CAST WITH GARDEN SHEARS, SKIN WAS STUCK TO CAST, W OKE WITH SWELLING AT HOME; CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
C/O LOWER LEG PAIN FELL ON UNPOWERED GARDEN TOOL AT HOME. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PIECE OF WEDGE HIT LOWER LEG WHILE SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME. DX; LACERAT ION AND REMOVAL FB LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 19 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
19 YO USING SHOVEL INJURED LEG SPRAIN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT DIGGING A TRENCH FOR MOTHER USING SHOVEL TWISTED ANKLE FX LT FIBULA DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
L LOWER LEG CONT/19YOF WHILE AT FRIENDS HOUSE, FRIEND DECIDED TO HIT HE R IN THE LEG WITH A SHOVEL AT 9PM. MORE PAINFUL TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHEN WAS HIT BY SHOVEL BY CLASSMATE AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PULLING OUT STUMP WITH MEAL MADDOCK, PIECE OF METAL IN LOWER LEG DX METALLIC FB R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER GARDEN SHEARS IN HER YARD. DX-LACERTION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
STUCK SELF WITH PITCHFORK DX. PW LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT HIT WITH SHOVEL; LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
HIT SELF IN LEG WITH SHOVEL DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
16YOFC HIT IN LOWER LEG WITH A PITCHFORK/PUNCTURE WOUNDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 24 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: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS AT HOME USING A PICK AXE TO CUT WOOD WHEN SHE CAUSED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HER RT SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 23 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: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Hatchets or axes
DX LEFT SHIN PUNCTURE WOUND: SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX AND WEDGE, WEDGE HIT SHIN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 25 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: Other unpowered garden tools
PT, WITH SUTURES STILL IN PLACE FROM LACERATION 2 WKS AGO, STRUCK WOUND WITH SHOVEL 3 DAYS AGO. INCREASED REDNESS. D: WOUND INFECTION, CELLULIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
LT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-SPLITTING WOOD & WEDGE HIT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
INCISED L LEG WHEN HIT SHOVEL. DX. LAC L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2000	Age: 25 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1998	Age: 24 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: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1997	Age: 16 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: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/1997	Age: 22 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: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1997	Age: 25 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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