Accidents - Fishing - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,565
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Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 47 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDED IN LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 43 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: Fishing
PT OUT IN THE GULF FISHING TRYING TO GET THE FISH OFF THE HOOK WHEN IT STUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	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: Fishing
INSECT BITE - PATIENT REPORTS SHE WAS BITTEN BY A BUG WHILE FISHING - A REAM RED AND SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL - PATIENT ABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 48 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: Fishing
PT SEEN FOR LEG INJURY AFTER SLIPPING ON ROCKS FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 44 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing, Ceilings and walls
PT FISHING FELL OFF THE SEAWALL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 33 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LOWER LEG: FISH HOOK TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 44 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 43 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: Fishing
BITTEN BY INSECT WHILE FISHING DX CELLULITIS RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 33 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: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING OUT IN THE GULF ON SUNDAY WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG RECIEVED STAPLES- DRAINING AND RED STREAKS- STAPLE INFECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 33 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT OUT IN THE GULF CRABBING WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST THE CRAB TRAP LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 30 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT-FISHING WHEN SHE GOT A FISH HOOK IN HER LEG DX-FISH HOOK L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 45 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: Fishing
PT LACERATED LEG WHILE FISHING DX: RIGHT LEG LACERTION, STAPLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAS A FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 39 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING, GOT FISH HOOK IN RT LOWER LEG. FB LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 37 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FOREIGN BODY LEG - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH FISH HOOK IN RIGHT LOWER LEG - FISHING LURE STUCK IN RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK GOT STUCK IN LT CALF TODAY BY ACCIDENT. FISH HOOK EXTRACTION LT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	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: Fishing
PT. WENT FISHING AT *** 1-2 DAYS AGO. DX. CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK IN L LEG. DX. FB L LEG CALF AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 46 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK IN R LEG AT POND. DX. FISHHOOK REMOVAL FROM R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN LEG; FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
LEFT FIBULA FX-PT WAS FISHING TODAY AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE ON ROCKS AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 48 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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT HAS A FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN HER SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 43 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: Fishing
PT FISHING AND SLIPPED DOWN A RIVER EMBANKMENT FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 29 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 34 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: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fishing
PATIENT WAS FISHING ALL DAY, TOO MUCH SUN ON HIS LEGS.DX-1ST DEGREE SUNBURN LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
42 Y/O F C/O FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG. DX FOREIGN BODY IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 37 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
38 YOWM SLIPPED WHILE FISHING. DX. FX R TIBIA DISTAL POSTERIOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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