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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,415
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| PT WALKING THRU HOUSE FELLFLOOR VENT WITH NO COVER CUTTING LT LOWER LE G, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Ceilings and walls |
| PT.INJ.RT.SHIN AT HOME WHEN FELL TO FLOOR & HIT SHIN ON CORNER OF WALL. DX; CONTUSION RT.LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.SLIPPED ON WET AREA FLOOR C/O LT.ANKLE PAIN WHEN TWISTED. DX-LT.ANKLE DISTAL FIBUBA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE RUNNING AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT C/O LT LEG PAIN AFTER BEING PUSHED TO FLOOR YESTERDAY IN SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SLID ACROSS FLOOR -NAIL STUCK OUT OF CARPET LEDT SHIN LACERATION 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| 12 YO FEMALE TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR WHILE PLAYING WITH FRIENDS FRACTURE TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FX LEG WHEN FELL ON FLOOR AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| 9 YO MALE FELL AND HURT RIGHT LEG ON FLOOR SPRAIN RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| LEAP FROGGING FRIEND, CAME DOWN HARD ON FLOOR DX. TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT FIB STR. PT WAS AT SCHOOL AND FELL TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 7 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL IN FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 6 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: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SITTING ON CARPETED FLOOR AT SCHOOL AND LACERATED LOWER LEG ON CARPET T ACKING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 6 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| CELLULITIS L SHIN/5YOF FELL ON WOOD FLOOR 2 DAYS AGO, HAD SLIVER. AUNT REMOVED SLIVER AND SINCE HAS HAD REDNESS WHICH HAS INCREASED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN DOING HEADSTAND AND FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| IN CAFETERIA @ SCHOOL, SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR, FALLING. ACUTE INJURY LT U PPER FIBULA-CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 12 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| 12 YO BF - FIBULAR FRACTURE - FELL ON WET FLOOR AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT FIB FX. PT FELL TO FLOOR INJURING LEG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED - FELL ON WET FLOOR LEFT CALF MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT CUT LEFT LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF CERAMIC TILE AT HOME LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR. D: TRAUMA RIGHT ANKLE / FRAT URE RIGHT DISTAL TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PATIENT SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN RUNNING ON NEWLY WAXED WOOD FLOOR AT HOME SLID INTO WOODEN BANISTER OR WOOD STAIRWAY POST; OPEN FIBULA FX., LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON FLOOR-SOFT TISSUE INJURY LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 12 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER FLOOR BOARD AND FELL AT CAMP, L PROXIMAL TIBIA FIBULA L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 15 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 6 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT SLIPPED ON WET TILE FLOOR AT SUPERMARKET, LANDED ON SHIN; LEG C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 9 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG SLIPPING ON FLOOR AT *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Other Irons |
| 8YOM-2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG-PLAYING ON FLOOR AT HOME-BRUSHEDAGAINST HOT IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. FELL ON FLOOR, HURT R LEG AT HOME. DX. FX R TIBIA DISTAL SHAFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON WET FLOOR AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT CALF CONT. PT WAS WRESTLING WITH FRIENDS ON FLOOR AND INJURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR, LAC RT LOWER LEG ON BROKEN TILE. LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 6 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: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME LANDED ON LEFT KNEE AND OUTSTRETCHED HAND NO LOC DX R/O LOWER LEG FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| 7 Y.O. W FEMALE W/SPIRAL FX TIBIA/FIBULA. PT WAS WRESTLING W/PARENTS ON THE FLOOR & FELL @ HOME. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| CUTLOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 14 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: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| HORSING AROUND IN GYM CLASS AT SCHOL AND WAS PUSHED TO FLOOR FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials, Tables |
| PATIENT FELL ON A HARDWOOD FLOOR AND HIT A TABLE. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE RUNNING AND LANDED ON LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX CONTUSION TO LT LEG - DUE TO FALL ON WET FLOOR TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WITH HO SPINA BFIDA SLIPPED ON WATER AT LAUNDERMAT AND FELL TO FLOOR CONTUSION TO LEG ABD FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | 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: Floors or flooring materials |
| FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG - VICTIM WHO WAS SLIDING ACROSS A WOODEN FL OOR PRESENTS WITH A WOOD SLIVER IN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| PUNCTURE (R) L. LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH A SPLINTER FROM A WOODEN FLOOR AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON GYN FLOOR AT SCHOOL. SPIRAL FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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