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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 564
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 59 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: Fishing |
| L LOWER LEG ABRAS/59YOM LAST WEEK FELL ON BOULDER WHILE FISHING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 64 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: Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING ON THE BEACH AND STEPPING OVER SOME LOGS SLIPPED BETWEEN THE LOGS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT COMES TO ER WITH FISH HOOK STUCK IN HIS LOWER LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY--REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 73 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: Fishing |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG WITH FISHING POLE DX: L LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 53 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING , SLIPPED ON ROCKS INJURING LOWER LEG. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 60 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: Fishing, Knives |
| PT WAS FISHING WHEN HE FELL ON THE ROCK WHILE HOLDING A KNIFE LACERATI ON LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 53 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: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing, Knives |
| PT OUT FISHING IN THE GULF DROPPED THE FISH AND REACHED FOR IT WHILE HO LDING HIS BONING KNIFE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 59 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: Fishing, Knives |
| PT WAS OUT FISHING PICKED UP A TACKLE BOX AND A KNIFE FELL PUT STRIKING HIM IN THE RIHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 72 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: Fishing |
| PT STANDING IN THE GULF WATER FISHING SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER L EG ON MARINE CORL GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT OUT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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