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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,177
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 22 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: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| NOTICED THE GRADUAL ONSET OF LOWER LEG SWELLING AFTER GETTING OUT OF TH E BED STATUS POST AN ?INSECT BITE, POPPED IT&NOW WITH MORE SWELLING>INF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Exercise |
| C/O WORSENING CALF PAIN, SWELLING&REDNESS S/P NOTICED AN INSECT BITE TO THE AREA AFTER WENT HIKING IN THE WOODS>>CELLUITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Day wear |
| REPORTS 2 WEEKS AGO DISCOVERED WHICH COULD BE TIC WHILE TAKING A SHOWER &ALSO REPORTS WEARING TIGHT JEANS, NOW WITH LEG SWELLING/REDNESS>CELLUI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Fishing |
| PT WITH BUG BITES TO LEGS WHILE FISHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| IN BED AT HOME WHEN NOTED BURNING IN L CALF THINKS SHE WAS BITTEN BY S PIDER DX SPIDER BITE L CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 18 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Track and field |
| PATIENT RUNNING IN WOODS, BITTEN ON CALF BY INSECT, RAN IN 5 MILE RACE TODAY, STARTED HAVING LEG PAIN WITH SWELLING; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT W/BUG BITES TO BODY & CONCENTRATED TO LOWER LEGS X2 DAYS AT HOME, HA S NEW EXPOSURES TO USED COUCH AND BED; INSECT BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming pools |
| 34 YO FEMALE INSECT BITES ON LEGS FROM BEING OUT AT POOL ACUTE ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Fishing |
| PT WITH BEE STING TO LEFT CALF, WHILE FISHING DX; BEE STING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Clothing |
| PT HANGING HER LAUNDRY AT HOME AND WAS BIT BY A LARGE BUG BIT HER ON TH E LOWER LEG NOW RED AND SWOLLEN INSECT BITE LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 3 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Clothing accessories |
| C/O LOWER LEG LOCALIZED SWELLING&REDNESS STATUS POST TRIPPING OVER A PU RSE&FELL HITTING LEG VERSUS AN INSECT BITE>> LOCAL RXN TO INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Methyl alcohol |
| 73 YO MALE HAS CHIGGER BITES ON LOWER LEGS AND APPLIED ALCOHOL CHEMICAL DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Wagons |
| MOTHER STATES WENT ON A WAGON RIDE TODAY CHILD NOW HAS TWO RED SPOTS ON HER LEFT CALF DX INSECT BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| 31 YOM WAS CUTTING GRASS YESTERDAY AND WAS STUNG BY SOMETHING ON BACK O F LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 29 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SLEP ON COUCH IN NEW PLACE, TO ER WITH BEDBUG BITES TO LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Basketball |
| PATIENT HAS BEEN OUTSIDE PLAYING BASKETBALL, CUTTING GRASS, HAS MOSQUIT O BITES ON LEGS, SCRATCHING BITES; INSECT BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 52 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Bathtubs or showers |
| 52 YO F CELLULITIS TO LOWER LEG POSSIBLE SPIDER BITE WHILE IN SHOWER AT HOME PT WAS ADMITTED* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT WAS STRETCHING ON CARPET, FELT STINGING IN LEG, SAW A SPIDER NEXT TO HIM, WAS RED & SWOLLEN TO AREA. DX-INSECT BITE TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Baby bouncer seats |
| PT IN BOUNCY CHAIR AT HOME & HAD ROACH-LIKE INSECTS TO BODY, ALSO W/RAS H TO NECK, AXILLA & GROIN; INSECT BITES TO LEGS, CANDIDIASIS OF SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Exercise |
| GOES HIKING A LOT IN THE WOOD, ADMITS DISCOVERING 3 DOGS TICK ON HER, N OW WITH CALF SWELLING&REDNESS>>CELLUITIS - |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| STUNG BY SEVERAL BEES WHILE MOWING GRASS. DX BEE STING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Fishing |
| ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSECT BITES ON LEGS WHILE FISHING IN THE RIVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT WAS BITTEN ON THE LOWER LEG BY A SPIDER AND ALSO HIT LEG WITH WRENCH. DX-INSECT BITE WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Basketball |
| PATIENT HAS RASH ON LEG AFTER MOSQUITO BITES AT HOME, BLEEDS WHEN SCRAT CHES, HAS BEEN PLAYING BASKETBALL EVERY EVENING;RASH W/SKIN ERUPTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Matches |
| WALKING THROUGH WEEDS AND NOTICED TICK, FOUND TICK ON LOWER LEG AT HOME DAD TRIED TO BURN OFF WITH MATCH, STILL IN LEG; FB REMOVD,MINOR BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Swimming pools |
| PT SWIMMING AT OUTDOOR POOL AND REC SEVERAL INSECT BITES DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Pins and needles |
| PATIENT WITH INSECT BITE ON LOWER LEG, TURNED TO BLISTERS, GRANDMOTHER POPPED WITH A NEEDLE YESTERDAY, BLISTER RETURNED TODAY; INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| LOWER LEG CELLULITIS-FROM INSECT BITE WHILE MOWING GRASS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Fishing |
| INSECT BITES ON LEGS-WHILE FISHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT C/O SPIDER BITE TO LEFT LEG, WAS IN SHOWER 2 DAYS AGO IT POPPED AND HAD PUS COMING OUT OF IT. DX-LT CALF ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT HAS INSECT BITES ON LOWER LEG, AREA OF REDNESS, AREA OPENED UP WHEN PLACED IN BATHTUB, PUS EXPRESSED; CELLULITIS/ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Lawn mowers |
| 39 YOF WAS MOWING THE YARD AND WAS BITTEN ON LEFT LOWER LEG BY SOME INS ECT, AREA NOW RED AND HOT, DX: BITE, INSECT INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Cribs |
| PT IN A CRIB WHEN ANTS GOT INTO THE CRIB AND BIT HER ALL OVER THE LOWE R LEGS ANT BITES LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 39 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Exercise |
| TICK BITE LEG - 39 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH TICK BITE TO CALF OF LEFT - SU STAINED WHEN OUT HIKING IN WOODS YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Soccer |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON A SOCCER FIELD NOW WITH RED RASH/ BITES TO LOWER LEG. DX INSECT BITES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Soccer |
| SIBLING AND PT PLAYING IN GRASSY SOCCER FIELD NOW HAS RED ITCHY RASH BITES TO LOWER LEGS. DX INSECT BITES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Beds or bedframes |
| INSECT BITES ON L LEG. PT WAS IN BED WHEN SHE FELT BITES. SHE KILLED TH E INSECT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 11 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: Insect induced injuries, Doors |
| MOM REMOVED TICK FROM BACK OF PT'S LEG 2 DAYS AGO, SITE NOW RED, PETECH IAE, ACHINESS, ALSO ELBOW PAIN AFTER HIT ON DOOR;ROCKY MTN SPOTT FEVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 17 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Chair, recliner |
| PT WAS AT HOME ON HER RECLINER CHAIR WHEN SHE FELT SUDDEN ITCHING IN HE R R LOWER LEG 2 DAYS AGO. LOOKS LIKE AN INSECT BITE. DX CELLULITIS/ BIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Day wear |
| PT SAW A SPIDER ON HER PANT LEG THEN DEVELOPED A RED AREA ON LOWER LEG DEVELOPED AN ABSCESS FROM A SPIDFER BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 13 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: Insect induced injuries, Soccer |
| PT WAS BIT BY AN INSECT ON THE LOWER LEG AND DEVELOPED AN ABSCESS AND W HILE PLAYING SOCCER WAS KICKED ON THE SHINGUARD AND IT BURST- ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 86 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: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| TRAUMA LT/RT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE IN PATIO INSECT BITEON LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Insect induced injuries, Matches |
| 48 YOM WAS BITTEN BY A TICK, WIFE REMOVED IT, USED A MATCH TO GET IT OUT, WOKE UP TODAY WITH PAIN TO AREA. DX-TICK BITE-LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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