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Accidents - Other power garden tools - Year 2009 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:62
50+ years old:30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/06/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Other power garden tools
USING A POST HOLE DIGGER AND WAS TAKING IT OFF OF ITS TRACTORE WHEN IT STRUCKE HER ON SIDE OF HEAD DX- CONCUSSION LAC JAW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2009Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Other power garden tools
PT USING AN AUTOMATIC POST DRIVER WHEN LOST CONTROL OF IT AND IT REBOUN DED STRIKING PT ON HEAD. FELL BACK & HIT HEAD. DX:CHI, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other power garden tools
PT WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A METAL POST HOLE DRIVER, DX. PUNCTURE WOUN D TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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