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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HAS BEEN RAKING LEAVES AT HOME, HAS ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LEFT ANKLE FX.PT WAS USING A RAKE ON LEAVES AND TRIPPED OVER RAKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SPRAIN ANKLE - 85 YO FEMALE REPORTS ONSET OF RIGHT ANKLE PAIN AND SWELL ING AFTER SHE FELL WHEN RAKING LEAVES AT HOME YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ANKLE FX-TRIPPED ON A BRICK WHILE RAKING LEAVES-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TRIPPED OVER A RAKE SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS RAKING THE YARD AT HOME, FELL CAUSING A SPRAIN TO RT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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