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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 725
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 25 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| COMING OFF PORCH AND SLIPPPED HURTING LEG CONTUSION RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 19 YOM FRACTURES LOWER LEG WHEN FELL 6 EET OVER PORCH RAILING WHILE DRI NKING ETOH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL FROM BALCONY DX. TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 23 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| SLIPPED ON WET DECK WHILE ON CRUTCHES AND WEDGED STUMP BETWEEN BANISTER BELOW KNEE STUMP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 24 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG WHEN FELL THRU PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 19 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CUT LOWER LEG ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ON WOODEN STAGE. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 16 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| 16YOM FELL OFF PORCH AND CUT LOWER LEG ON CEMENT STEP TODAY,C/O NUMBNES S INITIALLY,UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT; LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL FROM A DECK AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DXLOWER LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT FELL OFF A PORCH AND LACERATED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT JUMPED OFF SECOND STORY BALCONY. DX: L DISTAL FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 17 YOM WAS IN SHOW TONITE AND FELL OFF PLATFORM CAUSING ABRASION TO LEF T LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. JUMPED OFF HIS PORCH AND HURT HIS LOWER LEG STRAINEDN CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Swimming pools |
| PT GOING TO JUMP OFF A 12-FT PLATFORM INTO POOL WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OVER THE SIDE, HITTING THE POOL DECK. DX: FX TIBIA OPEN, FX METATARSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF BALCONY DX TIB / FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PORCH,HURT LT KNEE-AVULSION FX LT TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RT LEG CONTUSION-C/O PAIN TO RT LEG AFTER FALLING THROUGH PORCH. HAS SW ELLING WITH DECREASED ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RIGHT LEG CELLULITIS. PT INJURED LEG ON CONCRETE PORCH WHEN FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT JUMPED OFF PLATFORM AND HIT LEG. DX: CALF PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL THRU A PORCH INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| JUMPED OFF 2ND STORY BALCONY DX: LT. FIBULAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF BALCONEY AND FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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