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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,892
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES HE WAS GOING UP THE STAIRS AND THE DOG CAME FROM BEHIND AND BIT HIM ON HIS LEGS.DX PUNCTURE WOUND BOTH LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED OVER CAT & FELL DOWN 2 STEPS TWISTING ANKLE. LT DISTAL FIBULAR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 45 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: Animal induced injury, Tables |
| WAS SITTING AT TABLE OUTSIDE, BITTEN BY SQUIRREL, DX; SQUIRREL BITE RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 28 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: Animal induced injury, Pet supplies |
| 28 YO PT WALKING DOWN SIDEWALK W/ CHILDREN WHEN UNK DOG BROKE FROM LEAS H AND BIT THEM. PT BITTEN ON L SHIN. LAC. ADULT PT. DX L LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Pet supplies |
| DOG'S LEASH WRAPPED AROUNG (L) LEG AND KNOCKED HER OFF OF HER FEET C/O PAIN BELOW KNEE DX- LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 42 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: Animal induced injury, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| TRIPPED OVER DOG AND FELL OFF OF PORCH DX- LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Baseball |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY A BAT AFTER HIS BROTHER TRIED TO HIT A DOG T HAT WAS BITING HIM DX LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WALKING DOG AT HOME AND FELL CUT LEG ON A NAIL DX// RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Bicycles or accessories |
| WAS RIDING BIKE AND DOG CHASED AND BIT HER. DX DOG BITE LEFT LOWER LEG# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Bicycles or accessories |
| ABRASION TO LOWER LEG, RIDING BICYCLE IN STREET AND DOG CAME UP AND WAS "NIPPING" HER, DID BITE HER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 46 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: Laceration |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| L CALF LAC/46YOM WAS TRYING TO STOP CAT FROM GOING OUT DOOR AND HIT FOO T ACCIDENTALLY WENT THROUGH PLATE GLASS WINDOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Day wear |
| STANDING AT THE BUS STOP ON *** ROAD ATTACKED BY A DOG BIT INTOJEANS DO G BITE RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 30 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: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, All-terrain vehicles |
| PUNCTURE LOWER LEG - 30 YO FEMALE WAS BITTEN BY A LARGE DOG WHEN OUT RI DING AN ATV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT WAS BITTEN ON LOWER LEG BY A SNAKE WHILE *** IN TALLGRASSY AREA . DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 33 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Fences or fence posts |
| ABRAS BACK OF LOWER LEGS/33YOF GOT TANGLED UP WITH MINIATURE HORSE & BA RBED WIRE FENCE. HAS PAIN IN LEGS AND NOW HAS EDEMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 31 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: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Baby strollers |
| PUSHING HER NIECE IN STROLLER, WHERE A KNOWN AGGREISSIVE DOG CAME AFTE R THE STROLLER, KICKED HIM&BIT HER LEG >> PUNCTURE WOUND/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Day wear |
| PT WAS WORKING IN HIS YARD AT HOME WHEN A THREE FOOT SNAKE BIT HIM THR OUGH HIS JEANS IN RIGHT CALF PW CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 46 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: Animal induced injury, Exercise |
| PT WAS BITTEN BY A BOBCAT WHILE HIKEING. D: BOBCAT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 36 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: Animal induced injury, Ceilings and walls |
| WAS FEEDING THE DOGS IN THE GARAGE WHEN A SLATE OF CONCRETE SHE WAS LEANING ON THE WALL FELL AND HIT HER LEG. CONTUSION TO RT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 28 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: Animal induced injury, Beds or bedframes |
| PT HAD MICE JUMP IN HER BED AND BELIEVES SHE WAS BITTEN BY THEM ON HER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Day wear |
| OUTSIDE DRINKING ETOH A DOG BIT HIM THROUGH HIS PANTS LEG DOG BITE LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 47 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: Animal induced injury, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT DX MULTIPLE (PUNCTURE WDS) DOG BITE TO LEGS - S/P PT WAS RIDING BIKE ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND WAS ATTACKED BY AN UNKNOWN DOG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Bicycles or accessories |
| DOG BITE RLL WHILE RIDING BIKE DX; PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Bicycles or accessories |
| DOG BITE LEFT CALF-SUS A DOG BITE TO LEFT CALF WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE TO DAY. GOT OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| SNAKE BITE WHILE *** @ HOMEDX SNAKE BITE TO LOWER LEG DX SNAKE BITE TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Stairs or steps |
| DOG PULLED PT DOWN STEPS, LLL PAIN DX; LLL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 33 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: Laceration |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS BIENG CHASED BY A DOG AND HAD TO KICK IN A WINDOW CUTTING LEG LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Exercise |
| PT WAS OUT FOR A WALK AND SAW A DOG RUNNING COMING AT HER. DOG BITE HE R ON LOWER CALF. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FROM DOG BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING HER DOG DOWN SOME STAIRS, TRIPPED AND LANDED TWIS- TING HER RT FOOT INWARD HURTING HER ANKLE. DX-RT DIST. FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Bicycles or accessories |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT CALF-BITTEN BY DOG WHILE RIDING BIKE-OWNER STATES S HOTS UTD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Day wear |
| PT WAS WEARING LONG PANTS AND BIT BY A DOG IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG ABRAS ION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 50 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Pet supplies |
| PT TAKING DOG FOR A WALK WHEN DOG RAN AND LEASH SLID UNDER FOOT AND JER KED LEG. D: CALF STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Football |
| 50 YOM TRIPPED OVER DOG AND A FOOTBALL AT HOME CAUSING PT TO FALL FRACT URING THE LOWER RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 29 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: Animal induced injury, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| EXPOSED TO JELLYFISH A WK AGO, GOT STUNG, USED VINGER FOR TX LOCALLY, I MPROVED LAST PM SHAVED&NOTED REOCCURANCE OF PAIN" JELLY FISH STING" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 33 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: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Manual scissors |
| PT GROOMING DOG WHEN ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN CALF WITH SCISSORS. D : PUNCTURE WOUND, SUPERFICIAL NERVE INJURY, HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Day wear |
| PT WAS BIT ON LEFT LOWER LEG BY SNAKE THROUGH THEIR JEANS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 47 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: Animal induced injury, Pet supplies |
| R LOWER LEG WOUND/47YOF WAS WALKING DOG AND LEASH GOT WRAPPED AROUND AN KLE CAUSING LEG WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 43 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: Animal induced injury, Plastic bags |
| PT. WAS CARRYING BAG OF TRASH TO THE TRASH BIN, A DOG BIT HIS LOWER LEG. DIAGNOSIS; LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 32 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: Animal induced injury, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS BEING CHASED BY POLICE SO THEY LET THE K NINE UNIT OUT TO CATCH HIM JUMPED THROUGH A WINDOW TO AVOID THE DOG- LACERATIONS FACE, LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Animal induced injury, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT RIDING BIKE WAS ATTACKED & BITTEN ON R LOWER LEG BY DOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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