Accidents - Fishing - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,079
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	20
6-15 years old:	1,038
16-25 years old:	346
26-50 years old:	943
50+ years old:	729

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING AND FELL OFF THE DOCK FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2006	Age: 8 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT FELL IN WATER ON ROCKS WHILE FISHING SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO BOTH LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 32 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
PT FELL WHILE FISHING AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 29 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
PT OUT FISHING AND GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LEFT LOWER LEG FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING OFF A DOCK AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 57 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
FELL 6' WHILE FISHING, HYPOTHERMIC DX LLE ABRASIONS, HYPOTHERMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2006	Age: 14 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
PATIENT GOT A FISH HOOK STUCK IN LOWER LEG DX: FORIEGN BODY TO LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 34 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
FOREIGN BODY LEG - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH FISHHOOK IN RIGHT LOWER LEG - SON ACCIDENTLY STUCK DAD WITH A FISHHOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 50 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: Other
Product: Fishing
SLIPPED ON SEEWEEDS WHILE FISHING&INJ L.LEG ON ROCKS,P/W INCREASE REDNE SS/SWELLING OF LLE " CELLULITIS'
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
56 YO MALE HAS FISH HOOK STUCK IN RIGHT LOWER LEG F/B LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2006	Age: 22 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
22 Y/O M INJURED R SHIN WHEN SLIPPED DOWN BANK OF RIVER WHILE FISHING. DX; R SHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 57 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
PT WAS FISHING AND TRIPPED STRIKING HIS LEG ON A ROCK. DX: 4 CM LACER ATION RIGHT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing, Blankets
FISH HOOK TO LOWER LEG THAT WAS CAUGHT UP IN A BLANKET..PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 17 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
PT WAS OUT FISHING IN THE GULF AND STEPPED ON SOME OYSTER SHELLS SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	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: Other
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK INJURY TO RIGHT LEG(CALF AREA) FROM FISHING TOURNAMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 9 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 FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN LEG DX// FB FISH HOOK REMOVED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: FELL FROM LOG WHILE FISHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 7 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 IN LEG FISH HOOK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 57 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
57 YOM, FELL WHILE FISHING, HEARD POP IN ANKLE FEAR BROKEN. DX: FRACTURED FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	Age: 10 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
FISH HOOK R LEG - CAUGHT FISH HOOK IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 8 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
FISH HOOK LINE GOT TANFLED & FLEW UP INTO PT.'S LEG HOOK TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHING HOOK EMBEDDED IN LOWER LEG DX: L LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 44 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
TRIPPED ON ROOT WHILE FISHING 2 CM LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT CAUGHT FISH HOOK ON LEG DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 54 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
PT SUS FOREIGN BODY TO LOWER LEG FROM A FISH HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 6 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
PATIENT HAD GOTTEN A FISH HOOK IN RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
LEFT RIB FX. PT FELL WHEN OUT FISHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 17 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: Fishing
C/O PT STATES GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN LEG DX RT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 53 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
FOREIGN BODY FOREARM: WAS FISHING, GOT FISHHOOK IN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 13 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
FB IN SHIN-CAUGHT FISHHOOK IN LOWER LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 59 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
LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A ROCK WHILE FISHING LACERATION SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 20 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, Knives
CUT SELF WITH KNIFE WHILE FISHING/PW LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 15 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
FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG WHEN GOT A FISH HOOK IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 22 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fishing
FISHING AND DEVELOPED RASH FROM POISON SUMAC RASH LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 84 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 RIGHT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BOD Y LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 5 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 GOT A FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 5 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 JUMPED OVER A FISHING POLE AND FELL; HOOK GOT IMBEDDED IN PTS LEG. D: IMBEDDED FOREIGN BODY - REMOVAL OF FISHING HOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 18 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 AND GOT FISHHOOK STUCK IN RT LOWER LEG C/O PAIN SHIN FB REMO VED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 45 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
FOREIGN BODY LEG: COUPLE OF HOURS AGO GOT FISH HOOK IN LT OUTER CALF NOT STATED AS FISHING PER SE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 42 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: Fishing
RIGHT SHIN CONTUSION FROM FALL WHILE FISHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 54 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT OUT IN A TIDAL POOL FISHING AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 9 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
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE FISH HOOK IN R LOWER LEG DX FB FISH HOOK R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		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 WHEN AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 9 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
FISHHOOK IN RT LOWER LEG/ REMOVAL FISHHOOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 23 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
FISHING AND GOT HOOK STUCK IN LEG FISH HOOK IN RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	Age: 48 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: Laceration
Product: Fishing
DX 7 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG: FISHING FELL ON ROCKS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	Age: 9 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 OUT FISHING FELL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ONTO SOME BARNACLES SUSTAINED AB RASIONS TO LEGS AND FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 51 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
PT OUT FISHING AND FELL ON SOME ROCKS SUATAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 15 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 OUT FISHING AND GOT THE DORSAL FIN OF A FISH PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT CA LF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	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: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fishing
SUNBURN ON LEGS AND ARMS-SINCE FISHING ALL DAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 14 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
FISH HOOK IN R LOWER LEG, DX; FB LEG, REMOVED/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 41 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: Fracture
Product: Fishing
PT FELL WHILE FISHING FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 38 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fishing
PT. WAS WALKING DOWN A LEVEE FISHING AND FELL AND HURT HIS LOWER LEG DIAGNOSIS; STRAINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	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 FISHING 3 DAYS AGO, FELL OFF OF DOCK HITTING RT KNEE, SITE BECAME IN FECTED, CELLULITIS KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 62 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
PT SLIPPED WHILE FISHING AT LAKE AND FELL LACERATING LOWER LEG. D: LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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