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Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 675
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Date: 11/04/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Day wear
PATIENT WENT UP A TREE TO GET HIS FATHER WHO HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED AND HIS PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HIM. DX-1ST & 2ND DEG.-LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PUNCTURE WOUND RT LOWER LEG-C/O PAIN AND ABSCESS TO RT LOWER LEG WHERE HE WAS STUCK BY A ROSE BUSH WHILE ON LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE AT SISTER'S HOUSE WHEN TREE SPLIT AND LACERATED LOWER LEG. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT WAS PICKING PEACHES FROM A TREE AND FELL DOWN 2 STEPS OF LADDER DX: ACUTE TIB / FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Mopeds or power-assisted cycles
WHILE RIDING MOPED , HIT TREE AND FELL OFF DX; TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/13/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chains
PULLING TREE ROOT WITH CHAIN, CHAIN BROKE HITTING PATIENT. DC-CONTUSION LOWER LEG, HAND ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2006Age: 15 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles
PT IN WOODS WHILE RIDING DIRT BIKE HIT LEG ON A TREE DX LAC L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
LOWER LEG LAC-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-HIT LEG W/A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles
LEG STRUCK A TREE WHILE RIDING DIRTBIKE DX: L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
R LEG LAC/55YOM BACKED INTO A BUSH WITH LAWN MOWER AND SUSTAINED LAC R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories
UNHELMETED DRIVER OF MOUNTAIN BIKE THAT STRUCK A TREE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/25/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds
SLEDDING IN CANYON SUST INJ TO R LEG WHEN HIT TREE DX R TIBIAL PLATEAU FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts
PT. WAS CLIMBING A TREE AND FELL AND HIT HER LOWER LEG ON A FENCE DIAGNOSIS; DERMATITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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