Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,236
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Date: 12/25/2009	Age: 31 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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
31 YOM FX TIB AND FIN DISTAL, PT RUNNING AND JUMPED OVER A FENCE AND LA NDED WRONG SEVERE PAIN COMMINUTED FX 30 DEGREE ANGULATION SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG CT-50 Y/O M-HIT A FENCE WHILE ON A MOTORCYCLE-IN THE STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 50 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
50 YO M, DRINKING ETOH, WAS CLIMBING 10 FOOT HIGH FENCE WHEN HAD MECHAN ICAL FALL ONTO BACK. LOWER EXTREMITY PAIN. DX:CONTUSION, SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 OVER FENCE AND LEG BUCKLED. DX: OPEN TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/29/2009	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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
TIBIA FX-PT WAS CLIMBING OVER A FENCE AND JUMPED FROM THE TOP ABOUT 5-6 FT AND LANDED ON CONCRETE AT UNKNOWN LOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 38 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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
INTOXICATED PT, AT CARNIVAL WITH FRIENDS, WHEN FELL BACKWARDS OFF 10 FO OT FENCE. DX:OPEN COMPUND TIBIA-FIBULA FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/22/2009	Age: 49 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
JUMPED A FENCE CHASING CAT, R KNEE PAIN DX: R TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/11/2009	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
CUT LOWER LEG ON FENCE POST AT FRIENDS HOUSE LAC RT LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 32 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
LOWER LEG AB-CUT ON TOMATO FENCE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 47 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
JUMPED OVER FENCE, LLL PAIN DX: TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT RAN INTO AN IRON FENCE AT HOME, LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 44 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
PT JUMPED OFF 6 FT FENCE. DX: R TIBIAL PLATEAU FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
BORDER CROSSER INJURED LEG AFTER JUMPING OFF BORDER FENCE THAT WAS 15 F T HIGH. DXX:TIBIA-FIBULA FX WITH COMPLETE DISLOCATION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
GOT SNAGGED BY BARBED WIRE IN STREET INJURING LOWER LEG. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
AT HOME IMPALED METAL FENCE POST IN LOWER LEG WHILE STRADDLING IRON FENCE. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 35 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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LOWER LEFT LEG ON A METAL GATE, LACERATION TO LOWER LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED BORDER FENCE AND FELL 30 FEET ONTO ANKLES. DX: OPEN FX, TIB-F IB. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 44 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, Riding power lawn mowers
PATIENT HURT WHEN RAN INTO BARB WIRE FENCE WITH RIDING LAWN MOWER AT HO ME. DX: ABRASIONS TO BOTH LOWER LEGS/RT HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	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
PAIN TO LEG HIT ON FENCE DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 44 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 GOT LEG CAUGHT ON TOP OF METAL FENCE, LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
DOG BITE RLL, THEN RAN INTO GATE RUNNING FROM DOG, TAILBONE PAIN DX: PW RLL, COCCYX CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 50 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 ATTEMPTED TO JUMPED OVER FENCE AND GOT CAUGHT DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 31 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 DOING SOME YARD WORK IN THE YARD AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF THE FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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
LLL LAC, CUT ON FENCE DX: ABRASION LLL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	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 WAS TRYING TO CLIMB THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND SUSTAINED AN ABR ASION TO LEG WANTS A TETANUS SHOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 36 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
ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FENCE INJURED LEG FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 31 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
31 Y/O WAS DRIVER OF MOTORCYCLE, WRECKED SLID INTO BARB WIRE FENCE, C/O PAIN TO LOWER LEG, SHOULDER. DX-LAC LOWER LEG, ABRASIONS LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT STATES CUT LEG ON BACK OF FENCE DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	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 DX LACERATION OF LT LEG - S/P DIRECT BLOW,PT HIT LEG ON RUSTY GATE YESTERDAY AND GOT CUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	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: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OVER FENCE AND HEARD ANKLE POP. DX: R TIBIA FX W/EXTENSION INTO JOINT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2009	Age: 45 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
C/O LEFT FOOT/ANKLE PAIN AFTER FOOT BEING STUCK IN GATE DRUG BY COW. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT FIBULA*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 27 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
LT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION.PT HIT LOWER LEG AGAINST A FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 46 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
PT DX CONTUSION OF LT LEG/PUNCTURE WOUND OVER LT SHIN - S/P AFTER PT TRIPPED OVER OPEN GATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT TO LEG JUMPING OVER FENCE DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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