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Accidents - Fishing - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 560
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Date: 09/24/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
DX CELLULITIS LEG: NOTED ONSET TODAY; BRUIS'G, REDNESS, NOTED. P/W ACUTE ONSET ANT CAL PN, SWELL'G & REDNESS TO LLE. INJ TRIP'D/FELL FISH'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fishing
SUNBURN TO THE LOWER LEGS: 73YOM HAD GONE FISHING, NEGLECTED TO PUT SUNSCREEN ON, SUNBURN B/L LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
WENT FISHING W/O HIS COMPRESSION SOCKS, NOW WITH LOWER LEG PAIN&SWELLIN G>>CELLULLITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PT WAS DOWN IN THE KEYS LOBSTERING AND FISHING AND SCRAPED LOWER LEG ON SOMETHING IN THE WATER GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/05/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT HAS FISHING LURE IN L CALF DX- PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK STUCK IN RIGHT LEG FOREIGN BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT STATES GOT A FISH HOOK IN RIGHT CALF WAS JUMPING INTO THE LAKE AND H IS CALF CAUGHT THE FISH HOOK DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN LOWER LEG FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT FISHING AND FELL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LO WER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fishing
STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE FISHING AT PRIVATE LAKE FRACTURE DISTAL FIBUL A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT FELL OFF A DOCK WHILE FISHING SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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