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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 966
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Golf |
| LEFT LEG FX. PT STEPPED INTO A HOLE INJURING LEG WHEN PLAYING GOLF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2006 | Age: 71 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Golf |
| PT PLAYING GOLF STRAINED RIGHT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Golf |
| PT INJ RT CALF WHILE RUNNING UP A HILL DURING GOLF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 55 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: Fracture |
| Product: Golf |
| TWISTED LEG, PLAYING GOLF DX TIB / FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 72 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: Golf |
| DX CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG: GOLF BALL TO SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 71 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: Golf |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STUCK WITH A GOLF BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Golf |
| TRIPPED&FEL TIWSTING ANKLE WHILE PLAYING MINITURE GOLF '' FIB FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 61 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: Other |
| Product: Golf |
| CRAMPS LOWER LEGS AFTER PLAYING GOLF ALL DAY IN THE HEAT LOWER LEG CRAMPS/DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Golf |
| PT WAS PLAYING GOLF ON A CORSE, WAS HIT BY A GOLF BALL CAUSING CONTUSIO N TO HIS RT LWR LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 55 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: Other |
| Product: Golf |
| PT PLAYING GOLF AND BIT BY AN INSECT IN THE LOWER LEG STARTED TO SWELL UP ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Golf |
| PT C/O REDNESS ON R SHIN W/ STREAKS, HAS BEEN PLAYING GOLF ALL DAY DX: R SHIN CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Golf |
| SUDDEN BLEEDING FROM VARICOSE VEINS IN THE LEG WHILE GOLFING LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 53 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: Golf |
| PT WAS HIT WITH GOLF CLUB DX: RT MID SHAFT TIBIA FX , LAC RT LOW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 54 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Golf |
| STRAIN LOWER LEG - 54 YOM WAS WALKING UP INCLINE HILL WHILE PLAYING GOL F AND FELT A POP RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 52 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: Other |
| Product: Golf |
| PT WENT OUT AND PLAYED GOLF AND DEVELOPED REDNESS AND EDEMA TO RIGHT CA LF CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 85 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: Golf |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP GOLF CLUBS AND ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Golf |
| HAD PAIN AFTER PLAYING GOLF. DX- NONSPECIFIC LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Golf |
| PT PLAYED 9 HOLES OF GOLF AND LEFT LEG STARTED TO CRAMP UP CONCERNED AB OUT DVT LEG CRAMPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Golf |
| PT ON GOLF COURSE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AFTER INVERTING ANKLE. D:FIB ULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 73 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Golf, Golf carts |
| PT PLAYING GOLF TODAY WHEN HIS PARTNER PINNED HIM BETWEEN TWO GOLF CART S ABRASION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | Age: 65 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Golf |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING GOLF 2 WKS AGO, HE STRAINED HIS RT CALF & HAS HAD PERSISTENT PAIN & SWELLING, GETTING WORSE. DX-RT CALF LIGAMENTOUS INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Golf |
| PT WAS OUT PLAYING GOLF AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT LOWER LEG DEVELOPED A H EMATOMA TO CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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