Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 696
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1998:	78
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	23
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	98
Year 2004:	146
Year 2005:	36
Year 2006:	15
Year 2008:	71
Year 2009:	21
Year 2010:	32

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	98
6-15 years old:	324
16-25 years old:	36
26-50 years old:	135
50+ years old:	101

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/27/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
14 YOF DX LT CAQLF LACERATION S/P BOOK BAG FELL AND HIT BACK OF HER LEG AT SCHOOL JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
66 YOM HOMELESS HAS BEEN CARRYING 45LB PACK W/HIS BELONGINGS AND HAS LEG PX. DX: LEG PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED ON BACKPACK STRAP AT SCHOOL AND FELL DOWN CEMENT STEPS AND LANDED ON STONE FLOOR ON BACK; POSSIBLE TIBIA/FIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT DX CONTUSION OF LT LEG - S/P IN CROW,PUSHED FROM BEHIND KNEE CRUSHED BETWEEN BOOKBAG AND A PERSON AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 2 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: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Manual scissors
R LOWER LEG LAC/2YOF AT HOME AT 7:15P, PT FELL ON MOM'S SCRAPBOOKING BA G AND PUNCTURED/LACERATED R LOWER LEG ON SCISSORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
17 MONTH OLD FEMALE FELL OVER BACKPACK RIGHT LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 24 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: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT BRUSHED LEG AGAINST BOOK BAG THAT MAY HAVE HAD A SCAPLE IN IT, LACER ATION TO LEG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A BACKPACK AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
FRIEND'S BACKPACK HIT PT IN THE LEG AT SCHOOL, PT FELL ON THE GROUND & NOW C/ O LEG PAIN. DX: TIB / FIB. FRACTURE- ADMIT TO ORTHO
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 86 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: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
BACK PACK FELL ONTO HER LEFT LOWER LEG RESULTING IN A SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
10 YOWM CUT LEG ON SOMETHING SHARP ON HIS BOOK BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
ANOTHER STUDENT TRIPPED OVER A BOOKBAG AT SCHOOL AND KICKED PATIENT ON SHIN 3 MO AGO, CONTINUING LEG PAIN; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER SONS SCHOOL BOOKS-DX-ACUTE R DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT. WAS STANDING ON A CURB WHEN A BUS HIT HER BOOKBAG AND SHE FELL, RES ULTING IN A LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
FELL OVER BOOK BAG DX. FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1999	Age: 5 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: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1998	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/1998	Age: 8 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: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1997	Age: 11 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: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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