Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,076
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Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL STRIKING LOWER LEG AGAINST A SQUARE FENCE POST LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
DOG WAS CAUGHT IN CHAIN LINK FENCE ,IT BIT PT TRYING TO FREE HIM PUNC TURE WOUND RIGH LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
56 YO FEMALE CLIMBED OVER FENCE INTO WATER OPEN FRACTURE TIB FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT LAC LT LEG ON FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
TAKING FENCE POSTS OUT OF HIS TRUCK AT HOME AND SLIPPED ON WET GRASS A ND POST HIT LEG CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LAC-TRIPPED OVER A SMALL FENCE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT TO LEFT CALF WITH BARBED WIRE. DX: SUPERFICIAL ABRASION LIKE CUT LE FT UPPER CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 67 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: Fences or fence posts
HIT LEG ON GATE IN PIG PEN/ ABRASION LT SHIN, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Other unpowered garden tools
HIT ELECTRIC FENCE WITH SHOVEL WHILE STANDING IN WATER, FELL INJURING LOWER LEG. DX: FRACTURE TIBIA, FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 70 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: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT AT BEACH FELL OVER FENCE POST CUT SHIN # DX LAC R SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2006	Age: 76 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: Hematoma
Product: Fences or fence posts
HIT ON R LOWER LEG FROM A FENCE POST,HEMATOMA TO LEG#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON PLASTIC FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 64 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: Fences or fence posts
PT SLIPPED, HIT LEG ON FENCE, CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Plastic bags
JUMPING OVER A FENCE AND GOT CAUGHT ON A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND TWISTE D ANKLE FRACTURE FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEFT LEG LAC, PT HIT LEG AGAINST A FENCE POST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT.INJ.RT.LOWER LEG & ANKLE AT HOME WHEN STEPPED OVER A SM.GATE & FELL. DX; F.X. RT.FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 84 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: Fences or fence posts
C/O PT STATES OPENED GATE AND BRICK FELL ON LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT INJURED LEG TRIPPING OVER A FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LOWER LEG LAC-FELL OVER FENCE IN YARD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CLIMBING FENCE FELL CUT LOWER LEG RT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT LEG ON FENCE DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 72 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A RUSTY FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	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: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE A 7 FT HIGH GATE, CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL 6FT FROM FENCE CLIMBING TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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