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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 511
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:291Foot:76
Face:68Eyeball:68
Wrist:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PLAYING W/ YARD CLIPPERS.R RING FINGER TIP CUT OFF.DX FINGERTIP AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT LEFT HAND ON GARDEN SHEARS. D: LACERATION RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2002Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PLAYING WITH PRUNNING SHEARS, CUT FINGER/ LAC RT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
4 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE CLIPPERS BY OLDER BROTHE R @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY CLIPPED TIP OF PATIENT'S FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. D: FINGERTIP AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT 2ND DIGIT LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS WEED WAKING NOW FEELS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING IN EYE DX: FB LT EYE +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT DROPPED HEDGE CLIPPERS ON FOOT; LAC LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT FELL OFF ROOF OF VAN WHILE HOLDING HEDGE CLIPPERS, HIT FINGER O N DOOR AND ON GROUND; FINGER FX., FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/PRUNERS. DX: LAC R INDEX 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FACE WHEN FELL ON HEDGE TIMMERS AT HOME THAT BROTHER HAD LEFT IN THE YARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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