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Accidents - Fishing - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,812
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Date: 10/30/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISHHOOK CAUGHT IN LEG; FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT A FISH HOOK IN CALF SUSTAINED `" FB, FISH HOOK, IN RT CALF"WAS REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
A FISH HOOK STUCK IN PATIENT'S RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
GOT FISHHOOK IN LEG WHILE FISHING DX FISHHOOK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2004Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE LURE STUCK IN LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BOD Y LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
40 YO MALE HAS FISH HOOK STUCK IN LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK EMBEDDED IN CALF DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT TRYING TO BAIT FISHING POLE AND GOT FISHOOK STUCK IN SHIN C/O PAIN F B STUCK IN LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fishing
FISHING ON BOAT 6 DAYS AGO. SUNBURN BILATERAL LEGS-1ST & 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
INSECT BITES ON LOWER LEGS-WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT OUT IN THE GULF AND GOT A *** FISHING HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT LOWERLEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
TRIPPED OVER A FISHING ROD AND HOOK WENT INTO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT DX FISH HOOK LACERATION TO LT LEG - S/P FISHING HOOK GOT CAUGHT IN LEG WHILE FISHING THIS PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
2 LAC R THIGH;SHIN/10YOM FISHING IN LAKE WHEN SLIPPED & FELL INTO LAKE NEAR THE CANAL & CUT LEG ON ZEBRA MUSSELS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2004Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT A FISHHOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER LEG FORE IGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
FISHING IN A STREAM - FELL ON ROCKS 5 CM LACERATION TO SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
57YOM PT GOT FISH HOOK STUCK IN RT CALF WHILE FISHING DX FB FISH HOOK RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
DX FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT LEG: GOT FISHHOOK STUCK IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN LOWER LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING IN THE GULF GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
FELL ON FISHING HOOK - LACERATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
7YOFC FISH HOOK IN LOWER LEG/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fishing
HAS BEEN FISHING FOR THE LAST 2 DAYS, C/O RASH TO BOTH LOWER LEGS, FEET AND ABDOMEN. RHUS DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2004Age: 1 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
PT WAS INJURED WHILE HELPING HUSBAND TAKE OFF WADERS DX: LEFT DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fishing
CONTACT DERMATITIS, FISHING A FEW DAYS AGO, RASH 1-2 DAYS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
21 YO F GOT A FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HIS LOWER LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LOWER LEG---REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAD A FISH HOOK GET STUCK IN LEG WHEN FISHING AT THE CREEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2004Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
DROPPED A FISHING TACKLE BOX, TRIPPED OVER IT DX. FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing, Basketball
STATES HE FELL ON A FISH HOOK IN FRIENDS GARDEN WHILE PLAYING BASKETBALL, DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
TWISTED FOOT WHILE FISHING, SLID DOWN INCLINE/ FX LT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
WAS OUT FISHING SLIPPED ON ROCKS LARG LACERATION TO L LOWER LEG...DEEP LAC OVER LT PRETIBIAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/24/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT LAYED DOWN IN A BOAT AND GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN HIS LEG DX: FISH HOOK LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
CAUGHT SELF WITH FISH HOOK DX. FB LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2004Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
GOING UP A MUDDY HILL TOWARD THE RIVER TO FISH WHEN SHE FELL AND HEARD CRUSHING SOUND IN HER ANKLE. FX DISTAL FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING WITH HIS FATHER WHEN HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN FATHERS LINE GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK IN LOWER LEG REMOVAL OF FISH HOOK LOWER LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND WALKING THROUGH HIGH GRASS TOWARDS STREAM FELT SHARP PAI N LEFT CALF SNAKE BITE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
WIND BLEW A FISH HOOK IN LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED L LOWER LEG / PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
57 YO MALE HAS LEG PAIN FROM FISHING TONIGHT CELLULITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO LEG - FISHING HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
DX LEFT LEG FRACTURE: FISHING, WALKING DOWN SMALL INCLINE TO GET CLOSER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK IN RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WAS OUT FISHING WHEN SHE WAS CASTING BACK IT GOT CAUGHT IN A TREE SH E PULLED THE LINE AND HOOK CAME FLYING INTO LOWER LEG FB RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAD FISH HOOK GET STUCK IN LEG AT THE LAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PATIENT STATES FISHING AND FISHHOOK STUCK IN LEG. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FB L LOWER LEG; REMOVED FISHING LURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2004Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
WAS FISHING SLIPPED ON ROCK SCRAPED LEG NOW INFECTED DX CELLULITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT. WAS FISHING ON NEW RIVER AND A REED BROKE AND WENT UNDER SKIN ON LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT ANTERIOR LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
LEFT LEG FB. PT GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING IN A POND WHEN A SNAKE BIT HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG PUN CTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2004Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
TWISTED KNEE WHILE ICE FISHING FRACTURE TIBIAL PLATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AT HOME GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BOD Y LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING WHEN HE FELL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INTO THE WATER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT GOT FISHHOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING WHEN HE FELL OFF SOME ROCKS STRIKING LEFT LOWER LEG ON S OME BARNACLES LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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