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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY PULLED ON TRIGGER OF POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN PIC KING UP, HAND ON BLADE CUTTING HAND AND FINGERS; HAND/FINGER LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT WAS USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATED 2ND AND 3RD FINGER ON LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT GRABBED A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER BY THE MUFFLER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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