Accidents - Hammers - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 965
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	39
16-25 years old:	170
26-50 years old:	505
50+ years old:	249

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 53 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: Hammers
53 YO M HIT ON LEG W/HAMMER CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 54 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: Hammers
HIT CALF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER/ CONTUSION LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF WITH HAMMER DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 10 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: Hammers
BULLET TO RIGHT LOWER LEG WHEN COUSIN HIT BULLET WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT SELF IN LT LOW LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER DX: LT TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 75 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: Hammers
HIT SHIN WITH HAMMER LAST WEEK-TODAY R LOWER LEG SWELLING& ECCHYIMOSIS DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 9 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: Hammers
PT. PLAYING WITH A NEIGHBOR CHILD WHEN THE NEIGHBOR CHILD GOT UPSET ,CA LLED PT. VULGAR NAMES AND HIT PT. WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.DX. SHIN CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
HAMMERING METAL BLL BEARING GOT PIECE OF METAL IN LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY RT. CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF WITH HAMMER DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 74 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: Hammers
DX CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG: HIT LEG WITH HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 74 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: Hammers
PT DX RT CALF CONTUSION - INJURED RT LEG LAST SUNDAY WITH A HAMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT LEG WITH A HAMMER DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
RT LOWER EXTREMITY HEMATOMA,RT FOOT CONTUSION.PT HAD A HAMMER FALL AND INJURED LOWER LEG AND FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 46 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: Hammers
PATIENT HIT HIS LEG WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. DX-CONTUSION , ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 18 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: Hammers
18 Y/O M C/O HURT LEFT LEG. PT ACCIDENTLY HIT LFT LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMME R. DX CONT TO LFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Hatchets or axes
STATES THINKS PIECE OF METAL IN EYE. PW. CHOPPING WOOD, HIT HAMMER W/ AX AND FELT SHARP PAIN. DX; FB RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS CUTTING ROCK W/HAMMER AND A PIECE HIT LEG. DX: CONT/3CM LAC L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 43 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: Hammers
HIT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT C/O (L) CALF PAIN. HIT (L) LEG W/ HAMMER ACCIDENTALLY. DX: CONTUSION (L) LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 44 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: Hammers
44 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN HIT IT WITH SLEDGEHAMMER AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Tables
PT BRUISED LEG WHEN CHAIR SLIPPED FROM UNDER HER AND FELL WITH HAMMERFA LLING OFF TABLE AND HIT LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 28 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: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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