Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,153
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	153
Year 1998:	86
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	94
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	39
Year 2004:	32
Year 2005:	67
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	170
Year 2009:	101
Year 2010:	89

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	81
16-25 years old:	474
26-50 years old:	361
50+ years old:	221

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
20YOM, ACC CUT LT KNEE TODAY USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
82 YOM-LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME DX KNEE LACERATIONS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power hedge trimmers
KNEE CELLULITIS-INJURED ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-AREA BECAME INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 15 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
15YO WHITE MALE USING A GAS HEDGE TRIMMER-ACCIDENTLY STRUCK L KNEE DX L KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 20 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATED LT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WITH LAC TO KNEE FROM A GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT KNEE WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
25YOM WAS HOME USING A GAS POWERED HEDGE CLIPPER,ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT KNEE;KNEE LACERATION
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: 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: 08/22/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AND ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK LEG DX: KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 66 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
LACERATED KNEE WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION KNEE - 16 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT KNEE ON A GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
36 YO M TRIPPED FELL ON ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT W/POWER HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX. LAC R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 51 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
DX LEFT KNEE LACERATION: CUT KNEE WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS-KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 38 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1998	Age: 33 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1997	Age: 70 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1997	Age: 7 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1997	Age: 19 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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