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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 36 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CHOPPING DOWN A TREE AND THE TREE HIT HIS LOWER LEG. DX CONTUSION L SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| CUTTING DOWN A SMALL TREE NEAR A FENCE CHAINSAW GOT CAUGHT IN FENCE AND KICKED BACK. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| PT, WHO HAD BEEN HIKING, BRUSHED UP AGAINST BARREL CACTUS WITH SIN. D:P UNCTURE WOUND, LEG, POSSIBLE RETAINED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 31 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| PT WAS HIKING AND FELL INTO CHOLLA CACTUS. CACTUS NEEDLES IN LOWER LEG. D: CACTUS NEEDLE INJURY (ABRASIONS) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 42 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: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Snow boarding |
| PT WITH FRACTURED LEG, WAS SNOWBOARDING, HIT A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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