Accidents - Fishing - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,244
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Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	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: Fracture
Product: Fishing
42YOM FISHING AND FELL OFF THE PIER AND FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
43YOM FISHING AND FELL OFF THE BOAT SUUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOW ER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
46YOM WAS NET FISHING OFF THE BOAT WHEN HE PULLED IN THE NET THERE WAS A STING RAY CAUGHT IN THE NET STRUCK IN LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT HIT SHIN ON ROCKS WHILE FISHING DX: LAC LT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
2 FISH HOOKS IN LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	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: Fracture
Product: Fishing
FISHING, SLIPPED DOWN EMBANKMENT, TWSTED ANKLE. DX-FX LEFT TIB/FIB AND METATARSAL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
ACCIDENTALLY LAC LOWER LEG ON FISHING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	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: Other
Product: Fishing
PT NOTICED SMALL WOUND TO INNER CALF AFTER FISHING 1 WK AGO. SAW PHYSIC IAN WHO THOUGHT HE HAD CELLULITIS. NOW WORSE. D:ABSCESS/CELLULITIS,SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISIHING, GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN LWR RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 26 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 GOT FISHING HOOK LT LEG AT LAKE FOREIGN BODY FISH HOOK LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
LEFT LOWER LEG FB. PT GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
PT WAS OUT FISHING AND FELL ON SOME ROCKS/ CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG AND A NKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT CALF SUSTAINED A FB TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 33 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: Fishing
PT.INJ.RT.LOWER LEG WHEN FISHING ON RIVER & FELL WHILE CLIMBING ON RIV ER BANK. DX; CONTUSION RT.CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 40 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 WAS FISHING, GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN TREE, WHEN PT YANKED IT LOOSE IT FELL, STRIKING PT IN (L) LEG DX;; FISH HOOK (FB) REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 28 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
PT WAS FISHING @ HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HOOKED HIMSELF IN THE LOWER LE G WITH A FISHHOOK DX FISH HIIK REMOVED FROM LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 38 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 STATES THAT HE FELL YEST CROSSING RIVER WHILE FISHING, LANDED ON ROC K. DX. RLE CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
WAS FISHING - SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG (WAS FINNED BY FISH). PUNCTURE WOUND, RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 40 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: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING OFF THE PIERE WHEN HE REELED THE FISH IN THE FISH JUMPED ONTO LOWER LEG PW LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AT THE BEACH WHEN A LARGE CIRCLE HOOK GOT EMBEDDED IN RIGHT CALF FB CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PATIENT CAME IN WITH FISHHOOK STUCK IN LEG. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT LOWER LEG WITH REMOVAL. FISHHOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 38 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 STATES HE WAS FISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND FELL DOWN A BANK. DX. FX L TIBIA, FIBULA, DISLOCATED-COMMINAUTED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 41 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 WAS FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT LOWER LEG FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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