Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,283
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	20
6-15 years old:	593
16-25 years old:	663
26-50 years old:	2,469
50+ years old:	1,536

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	4,533	Upper Leg:	233
Toe:	155	Hand:	105
Knee:	85	Lower Arm:	70
Eyeball:	69	Lower Leg:	15
Shoulder:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 61 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 RECIEVED LACERATION TO FINGER BY AN ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	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
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 47 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 FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER BLADE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 44 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
44YOF TRIMMING BUSH AWAY FROM THE ROOF AREA, USING A BATTERY OPERATED HEDGE TRIMMER,CUT FINGER,CLEANED/PLACED BANDAGE ON CUT;FINGER LACERATIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A MOTORIZED POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 47 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 FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HIS HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 37 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
PATIENT CUT FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WITH A POWER HEDGE CLIPPERS. LACERATION , LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 31 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 61 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
61YOF WAS USING THE ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS,ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 60 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
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN HEDGE TRIMMER, C/O FINGER LAC, DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 37 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 WITH LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER CUTTING IT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 34 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 WHILE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 41 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
LACERATION FINGER 2.8 CM: USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, DROPPED HEDGE TRIMMER, CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 42 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
PATIENT USING ELECTRIC CLIPPERS TO CUT FLOWERS-LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 45 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 7 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS ON AN ELECTR IC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUTTING WEEDS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER-CUT TOE-LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 77 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
77YOM WAS HOME USING MOTORIZED CLIPPING SHEARS CUTTING HEDGES; LEFT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 43 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
43YOF WAS USING BATTERY HEDGE TRIMMERS,ACCIDENTLY LACERATED 2-3 FINGERS;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 70 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
70YMC CUT TIP OF FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX FRACTURE TUFT RIGHT THUMB: INJURED FROM HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 63 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRONIC TRIMMERS-@ HOME IN THE YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 49 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
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 51 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
51 YO USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER INHJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 55 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
PT CAUGHT FINGERS IN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX./ LAC LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 35 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
CUT FINGER ON GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 27 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON A GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 35 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
FINGER LAC-CUT ON GAS HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 55 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
55 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 08/24/2007	Age: 73 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
73 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON HEGDE TRIMMERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 56 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
TRIMMING HEDGES W/ ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, TRIMMERS SLIPPED CAUSING L AC TO (L) 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power hedge trimmers
USED ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER YEST, TODAY AWOKE C SHOULDER PAIN > MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 37 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER > LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 31 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 C/O CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX LAC LFT MIDDLE FINGER RING FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 13 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 X TODAY WHILE CUTTING THE HEDGES WITH "HEDGE TRIMMERS" THAT GO BACK AND FOURTH CUTTING FINGER. DX. RIGHT 4TH FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 59 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
ACC CUT FINGER USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO LT KNEE FROM HEDGE TRIMMER/ LT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 32 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 CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 42 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICK HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2007	Age: 27 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs
TRIMMING HEDGES WITH GAS HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FOREARM RB LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 39 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
LACERATION TO L MIDDLE FINGER FROM A HEDGETRIMMER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 45 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
45 YOM GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE TRIMMERS/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
TRIMMING THE HEDGE USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHICH SLIPPED CUTTIN G THIGH " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 53 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER "LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 63 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 WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS & CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LEG WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES. DX. 2 CM L THIGH LACERATION. JS
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: 07/07/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT C/O FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX LAC LFT MIDDLE FINGER TUFT FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 22 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 ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 53 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
53YOF USING A MOTORIZED HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER; ACUTE RIGHT FINGER LACERATION
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: 07/01/2007	Age: 30 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 RECEIVED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 49 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 35 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 RECEIVED LAC TO L INDEX/MIDDLE/RING FINGERS FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT HIT TOE W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L 1ST TOE FX/LAC/NAIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 39 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING POWER TRIMMERS TO TRIM THE BUSHES LACERATE LT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 45 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
WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND CAUGHT THUMB ON HEDGE TRIMMERS DX- LAC
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: 06/25/2007	Age: 12 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
PT CUT FINGER ON A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, DX: LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 59 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 AT HOME USING A ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS INJ R 3RD FINGER / DX 2.5CM LAC R 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 26 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
LACERATION FINGER - 26 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE TRIMMING HER HEDGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 36 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
36YOM WHILE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME,LACERATED THE BASE OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER;1-CM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 47 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 AT HOME USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER LAC L FINGER/ DX LAC 3RD DISTAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 14 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, LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER ON AND ELECTRIC HEDGE TIMMER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 39 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER "LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 35 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE CLIPPER "LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Eye protection devices
50YOF WAS AT HOME TRIMMING HEDGES WITH THE POWER TRIMMERS, WEARING PROTECTIVE GLASSES,HEDGE PIECES WERE FLYING;LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
23YOM USING HIS GAS POWERED HEDGE CLIPPERS,ACCIDENTLY CUT THE TIP OF LEFT FIFTH FINGER; OPEN FRACTURE WITH LACERATION LEFT FIFTH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 40 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: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
40 YO M FRACTURED FINGER CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 54 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
54 YO USING ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 21 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
21 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON ELECTRIC PRUNING SHEARS USED T O CUT TREES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 47 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
47YOF WHILE AT HOME USING A ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS,ACCIDENTLY CUT THE TIP OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 22 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 INJURED FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT FRIENDS HOUSE TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 15 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
CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC R LONG FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 24 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
24YO F, LACERATION L THUMB, CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 61 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
61YOF CUT HER RIGHT THIRD AND FOURTH DIGIT ON A MOTORIZED ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS;ACUTE LACERATION OF THE RIGHT THIRD AND FOURTH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 18 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 FIGNER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 59 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
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC GRASS CLIPPERS/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 60 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
LACERATES FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 63 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
63YOF WHILE AT HOME WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE ELECTIC HEDGE CLIPPERS WHEN ACCIDENTLY CUT HER INDEX FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 56 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 THUMB WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT KNEE ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
52YOM WAS TRIMMING HIS HEDGES WITH A ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER,ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS UPPER THIGH;3-CM LACERATION,RIGHT ANTERIOR THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
37YOM HELPING HIS MOTHER CUT HEDGES,WITH A ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER, WHEN IT CUT HIM MULTIPLE TIMES; ACUTE OPEN FRACTURE OF THE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 33 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
33 YOM WAS USING BATTERY POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN HE LACERATED HIS R IGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 11 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
11 Y/O M SUS A FINGER INJURY X TODAY. PT WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER CUT FINGER 3RD LEFT HAND. DX LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
20 YO F FRACTURED FINGER INJURED ON HEDGE TRIMMERS*
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: 05/12/2007	Age: 50 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
50YOF TRIMMING HER GARDER,USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER;ACCIDENTLY CUT HER LEFT HAND; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 14 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC CLIPPERS WHILE CUTTING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 45 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 CLIPPER AT HOME DX: LACERTION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 50 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
LACERATION TO L RING FINGER FROM HEDGETRIMMER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 15 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
CUT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT TO LEG HIT WITH RUNNING HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT INJURED FINGER ON A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, DX: SUPERIFICAL AVULSION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 16 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
LAC FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 15 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 A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, DX; LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 12 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
LAC TO FINGERS ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FINGER LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 50 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
PT PRESENTED WITH A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM A HEDGE TRIMME R AT HOME. NO SUTURES NEEDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 54 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 USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, LACERATED LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 23 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
PATIENT CUT 2ND, 3RD, FINGERS ON GAS POWERED HEDGE CUTTERS. DX-LACERATION INDEX FINGER WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT 3 FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LACERATION FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CONTUSION LT.1ST.TOE.PT.REFERS WHILE USING LAWN TRIMMER,TRIP OVER HITTI NG TOE.
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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