Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,718
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Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 50 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: Fences or fence posts
TRAUMA RT.LEG.PT.REFERS BUMP INTO FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 28 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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT. JUMPING A FENCE AND LAC CALF, ON A SPIKE ON A FENCE. DX. 2.5 CM LAC TO RT. LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT BURNED ON LEG FROM PIECE OF METAL WHEN BUILDING OWN FENCE AT HOME DX:BURN TO CALF OF LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: HIT LEG ON FENCE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT. HIT A HAY BAILER IN CAR, FLEW OVER A ROAD, HIT A VINYL SIDED FENCE, FLIPPED THE CAR AND WAS THROWN 36 FEET. DX. FX TIBIAL PLATEAU, L 5TH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LAC (L) LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A BARBED WIRE AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, NORMAL GAIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL INTO GATE CUTTING LOWER LEG S/P INTOXICATED DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LACERATION LEFT CALF-SUS LACERATION TO LEFT CALF WHILE TRYING TO JUMP O VER A FENCE. HAS DEEP 4 INCH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEFT CALF LACERATION-WAS RUNNING FROM THE POLICE & SUS A 4CM Y SHAPED L ACERATION & A 2CM V SHAPED LAC AFTER FALLING OVER A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 40 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: Fences or fence posts
DX:CELLULITIS R CALF. GOT CAUGHT IN BARBED WIRE WHEN CLEANING UP THE YA RD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LEG ON METAL FENCE. DX: R LEG LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
GOT HIT IN LEG WITH SWINGING GATE DX: CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
P.W. R LOWER LEG/26YOM INJURED FROM PIECE OF METAL FENCE IN THE WOODS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
HIT LEG ON A POST WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
RIGHT FIB FX. PT JUMPED A FENCE INJURING LEG./
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 32 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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT. STATES HE WAS STRINGING UP A FENCE AT AROUND 1530 CAUGHTRT. LOWER S EXTREMITY ON PIECE OF FENCE. DX. 6 CM LAC TO LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 44 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX RIGHT SHIN CONTUSION: RAN INTO FENCE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED ON BARB WIRE FENCE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT SCRAPPED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG ON AN OLD FENCE. DX-ACUTE LOWERLEG ABRASION WITH CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 39 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: Fences or fence posts
HIT HER SHIN ON TRAILOR AT HOME ON 07/21/03, AGAIN HIT HER LEG AGAIN ON THE FENCE ON 07/22/03. CONTUSION TO RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEG AFTER FELL WHILE TRYING TO JUMP OVE R PARKING LOT FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL AGAINST FENCE CUTTING LOWER LEG DX: LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 31 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: Fences or fence posts
PT TRYING TO JUMP FENCE CUT LOWER LEG DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 43 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: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL INTO FENCE CUTITNG LOWER LEG DX: LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
44 YO MALE JUMPED FENCES LAST NIGHT RUNNING FROM A DOG ABRASION BILATERAL LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OVER FENCE. DX: FX L TIB/FIB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT INJURED WHEN CLIMBING OVER FENCE, CUT HER LEG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 38 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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT HIS LEG ON A METAL FENCE YESTERDAY. DX RIGHT SHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON FENCE DX; LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 31 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: Fences or fence posts
LEFT TIB FIB CONT. PT HAD A GATE SHUT ON ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LOWER LEG ONTO FENCE C/O BLEEDING DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OVER FENCE INJURING CALF DX CONTUSION CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL HIT LEG ONTO GATE CUTTING DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 34 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: Fences or fence posts
RT LOWER LEG CT-@ HOME-LEG GOT PINNED BETWEEN A FENCE & HORSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT. SLIPPED ON WET PAVEMENT WHILE PUTTING UP FENCE IN BACK YARD. DX. L AC R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 26 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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PROXIMAL LT FIBULA FRACTURE, STEPPED OVER 3 FT FENCE AND HEARD A "CRACK" LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, All-terrain vehicles
PT RIDING AN ATV IN YARD AT HOME, HIT A FENCE POST, OPEN FX LT LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
RT CALF STRAIN.PT JUMPED OVER A FENCE AND INJURED CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL HITTING CALFONTO FENCE DX: CONTUSION CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON FENCE C/O ACTIVE BLEEDING DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PW TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON FENCE DX; LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OFF A 4 FT FENCE 45 MIN PTA DX: LT TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 44 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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Exercise
HIKING-HIT FENCE LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX:L LEG MUSCLE SPASM. FELL OFF FENCE YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OVER FENCE CUTTING LOWER LEG DX LAC LLOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 37 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: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL WHILE INTOXICATED HITITNG LEG ONTO FENCE DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL AGAINST FENCE CUTTING LOWER LEG C/O BLEEDING DX: LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 31 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: Fences or fence posts
PT SUST. LAC. TO LEG ON FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 29 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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED A FENCE LANDING ON RT LEG DX: POSS FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL CLIMBING A FENCE DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 31 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: Fences or fence posts
PT C/O INJURY TO LT LEG WHILE TRYING TO JUMP OVER A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
PUSHED A GATE OPEN W/ RT FOOT-HEARD A "POP" ACUTE CALF MUSCLE RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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