Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 777
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	156
Year 2000:	42
Year 2001:	6
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	94
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	45
Year 2007:	20
Year 2008:	6
Year 2009:	42
Year 2010:	153

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	597	Upper Leg:	76
Foot:	66	Knee:	15
Lower Trunk:	15	Face:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
2 YOM CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-LEFT 2ND FINGER LACERTION 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
4YOM CUT UPPER LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS ABRASION OF UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT HELPING FAMILY CUT FIREWOOD. PT PUT A BRANCH IN HEDGE TRIMMER AND CA UGHT HIS R INDEX FINGER. PAT AMP OF FINGER. DX R INDEX FINGER PART AMPU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power hedge trimmers
KNEE CELLULITIS-INJURED ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-AREA BECAME INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WIHT ELECTRIC TRIMMER;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT PRESENTS WITH LAC TO LEFT HIP CAUSED BY AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX. INFECTED LAR REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
HURT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT TIP OF FINGER AT HOME ON HEDGE TRIMMERS THAT WERE NOT ON; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGER FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS. HELPING FATHER IN YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: R INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT WAS HELPING GRANDFATHER IN YARD & SUFFERED A FINGER LACERATION FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE CUTTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PICKED UP THE ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LACERATED FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE CUTIING VINES DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/1999	Age: 0 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1999	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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