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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,117
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Day wear |
| 24 YO M BILAT ANKLE PAIN PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL CATCHING HIS HOOD CAUSING PT TO FALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles |
| 15 YO F FRACTURED ANKLE & NOSE, LACERATION TO LIP RIDING 4WHEELER HIT A TREE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Hand saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH WITH A MANUAL POLE SAW AT HOME AND SAW FELL ON ANKLE DX: CONTUSION LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Scaffolding |
| 54 Y/O FELL OFF A SCAFFOLD WHILE PRUNING A TREE. DX-LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts |
| FELL OUT OF TREE AND INTO BARBED WIRE. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Toy sports equipment |
| PT STATES FELL OUT OF A TREE TRYING TO RETRIEVE A BALL FOR HIS KIDS ROLLING HIS ANKLE DX RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Football |
| 31Y/O,M,FELLFROM TREE, FX R TALUS, FALL FROM TREE, CERVICAL STRAIN, R SHOULDER STRAIN WAS RETREIVING FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Photographic equipment |
| GOING DOWN THE HILL TO TAKE A PICTURE&TRIPPED OVER A TREE STUMP&FELL NO W WITH ANKLE/KNEE&LOWER BACK PAIN >> MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AT HIS HOUSE AND FELL STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers |
| PT JAMMED ANKLE BETWEEN A TREE AND RIDING LAWN MOWER AT HOME DX: FRACTURE LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| ANKLE CT-FELL OFF A STUMP WHILE CUTTING LIMBS FROM TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Benches |
| STANDING ON BENCH HOLDING ONTO TREE BRANCH SHE WAS GOINGTO CUT AND FELL FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Track and field |
| PT WAS RUNNING CROSS COUNTRY WHEN HE STRUCK A TREE ROOT AND "ROLLED HIS ANKLE". DX ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL INTO A TREE BRANCH LAST NIGHT, ALSO FELL DOWN STAIRS THIS AM, S PRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| FELL OFF 30FTH WHILE CUTTING TREE BRANCHES" ANKLE FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Martial arts |
| PT PRACTICING HIS KARATE MOVES ON A TREE SUSTAINED A STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| PT RIDING A SLED AND HIT INTO A TREE AT HOME TODAY AND INJURED ANKLE DX// RIGHT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chairs |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A CHAIR TRYING TO GET A TOY OUT OF A TREE WHEN HE FE LL AND HURT ANKLE. D: SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE / FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| PATIENT WAS SAWING DOWN A TREE, TREE FELL AND HIT HIS ANKLE. DX-ANKLE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| PAIN TO ANKLE HIT TREE GOING DOWN HILL ON SLED DX: ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rope or string |
| PT FELL HURTING ANKLE WHEN HELPING BRO DROP A TREE WITH A ROPE DX:ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Step stools |
| PT STRUCK BY A BOGANVILLA TYPE BUSH, HAS ITCHING, STEPPED OFF A STEP STOOL & TWISTED ANKLE DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN, EARLY CELLULITIS LOW EXT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN STAIRS TWISTING ANKLE WHILE WATERING THE PLANTS " SPRAIN " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| PT RIDING A DIRT BIKE AND TURNED INTO A TREE STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CLACANEAL FX (L): CUTTING DOWN A TREE AT HOME, TREE "KICKED BACK" AND HIT HIM IN L ANKLE-FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stools |
| PT STANDING ON A STOOL PICKING LEMONS OFF CITRUS TREE WHEN FELL AND HEA RD POP IN ANKLE. D: ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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