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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 515
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 11 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: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 3 CM LAC. LEG: PLAYING HIDE & SEEK, WENT BEHIND GARAGE, WALKING PAST PIECE OF METAL, CUT RT LOWER LEG ON RUSTY METAL OR WIRE, 3 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire, Lawn mowers |
| WIRE TO RLL WHILE MOWING YARD DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 15 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: Wire |
| PT SCRAPED LEG ON METAL WIRE. NO OTHER DETAILS. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 30 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: Wire |
| PT DX FOREIGH BODY TO LT LEG - C/O SMALL PIECE OF WIRE STUCK IN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Pipes |
| PATIENT RUNNING AROUND IN GARAGE WHEN CUT BACK OF CALF ON COPPER PIPE O R WIRE; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LACERATED R CALF ON A PC OF WIRE DX SIMPLE R CALF LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT RLL ON WIRE DX: RLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| 40 YOM STUCK WIRE IN LEG TO RELIEVE INFECTION CELLULITIUS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT OBTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND ON LEG BY A WIRE AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT LEG WHILE HELPING ON ROOF. CUT ON WIRE LAC. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 18 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: Wire |
| SCRAPED L LEG YEST ON METAL WIRE. DX. ABRA L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 33 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| ABRASION RT.LEG.PT.REFERS ABRASION WITH A METAL WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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