Accidents - Wire - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,125
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	479
Year 1998:	260
Year 1999:	228
Year 2000:	137
Year 2001:	23
Year 2002:	122
Year 2003:	214
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	36
Year 2006:	107
Year 2007:	250
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	147
Year 2010:	70

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	26
6-15 years old:	402
16-25 years old:	266
26-50 years old:	971
50+ years old:	458

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
^45 YOM WAS WORKING ON CAR - ACCIDENTALLY CUT UPPER LEG ON A WIRE.. LAC ERATION, RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC. TO THIGH WHILE RUNNING IN A BASKETBALL COURT & WAS SLASHED BY WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A WIRE AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
CLEANING SON'S ROOM AND LEG CAUGHT ON WIRE AND FELL RESULTING IN HIP P AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PIECE OF WIRE THRU L THIGH DX; THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wire
FEMUR FX-CAUGHT FOOT ON A WIRE-TRIPPED-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Fences or fence posts
TRIPPED, FELL ON A METAL WIRE / SPIKE FENCE, DX; L LEG LAC. UPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wire
PT TRIPPED OVER A WIRE AND FELL AT FRIEND'S DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
42 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH WHILE CUTTING WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT STATES TRIPPED OVER A WIRE AT THE HOSPICE FLEA MARKET, FELL AND LAND ED ON HER R SIDE. DX. CONT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING A PC OF WIRE AT HOME AND CUT SELF IN THIGH WITH KNIFE DX: DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY SCRATCHED LEG ON WIRE DX RT UPPER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT FELL CUTTING LEG ON RUSTY WIRE AROUND A TREE; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
C/O PT STATES CUT THIGH ON A PIECE OF WIRE DX LT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
IN FOR SUTURE REMOVAL, STATES STEPPED ON COILED WIRE ON GROUND, STRAINE D WOUND. DX: SUTURE REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT WAS PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND & HER LT. THIGH GOT SCRAPED BY A PIECE OF WIRE STICKING OUT. DX: ABRASION LT. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN CUTTING WIRE WITH CUTTERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUTTING A WIRE W/ A RAZOR KNIFE , SLIPPED AND STRUCK THIGH DX R THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Exercise
STATES HE WAS RUNNING AND ACCIDENTLY RAN INTO A RUSTY WIRE CUTTING LEG DX LT UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CUT LEG ON SHARP WIRE WHILE PLAYING WITH FRIEND DX: L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
15YOF LACERATED R THIGH ON PIECE OF WIRE. DX: LACERATION, R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
WOUND IN RT.THIGH.PT.REFERS CUT HER WITH A PIECE OF WIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PUNCTURE LT. THIGH W/ WIRE DX: LT. THIGH FOREIGN BODY W/ PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Fences or fence posts
INJ L BUTTOCK@SCHOOL-JUMPED OFF FENCE&WIRE STICKING OUT INCISE L UPPER THIGH,POST-3.0CM L BUTTOCK LAC, MUSCULAR/CONTUSED TISSUE INVOLVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wire, Metal containers
TRIPPED OVER WIRE CARRYING CANS TO TRASH DX. FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC R THIGH. CUT ON WIRE IN GARDEN. DX; 6 CM V-SHAPED DEEP LAC R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC TO INNER L THIGH. POSSIBLE CUT WITH WIRE. DX: 9 CM L LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
FELL AGAINST BARBED WIRE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2001	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire, Lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire, Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1998	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1998	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/1998	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire, Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/1997	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1997	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/1997	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/1997	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/1997	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wire, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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