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Accidents - Fishing - 16-25 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 235
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Date: 10/26/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION: CLIMBING DOWN ROCKS TO FISH AND FELL , INJURED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
HIT LEG ON PILING WHILE FISHING LAC/CONT TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING AND SAW A CHILD DROWNING - PT JUMPED IN AND CUT FOOT - CUT LEGS ON ROCKS. D: LACERATIONS R/L LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
INSECT BITES RT LOWER LEG-WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fishing
BILATERAL LOWER LEGS SUN BURNED-OCCURRED WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PATIENT WAS BITTEN BY INSECTS ON HIS LOWER LEGS WHILE FISHING. DX-INSECT BITES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAD A FISH HOOK LODGED IN HER LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
LEFT LOWER EXTRMITY CELLULITIS.PT WAS FISHING IN THE RIVER AND WAS BITT EN BY A WATER MOCASSIN OR A SPIDER AND NOW LOWER LEG SWOLLEN AND RED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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