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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 516
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	5
Year 2001:	40
Year 2002:	30
Year 2003:	6
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	71
Year 2010:	90

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	318	Face:	81
Head:	71	Hand:	20
Elbow:	16	Toe:	7

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/17/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
3YO MALE CUT THUMB WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS LACERATION THUMB #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
5YOF WAS ARGUIGN WITH BROTHER OVER USING PRUNINGSHEARS, ACCIDENTALLY C UT DX: LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	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: Manual hedge trimmers
3YOM FATHER WAS USING A PAIR OF MANUAL LAWN CLIPPERS CHILD REACHED INTO FATHERS WAY GOT TIP OF FINGER IN THE CLIPPERS LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT C/O HIT IN HEAD. PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH TRIMMERS. DX CONT TO HEAD P UNTURE WOUND TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT RIGHT FOURTH FINGER ON A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LACERATION OF 3RD LT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT OUTSIDE WITH SISTER WHO WAS TRIMMING BUSHES WITH MANUAL HEDGE TRIMME RS, ACCIDENTLY HIT HIM IN THE FACE, LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT SELF WITH MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Footwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1999	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1997	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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