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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 51 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: Poles, Seasonal decorations |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN:HIT METAL POLE HOLDING UP HALLOWEEN EVACUATION,WIND KNOCKED OVER,POLE LYING ON GROUND,WAS DARK,STEPPED ON IT,TWISTING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles |
| SLID DOWN A FIRE POLE @ FIRE HOUSE&LANDED ONTO INVERTED ANKLE >> FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Poles |
| PT STATES HIT HER LEFT ANKLE ON A METAL POLE THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND DX SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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