Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 461
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	51
Year 2001:	153
Year 2003:	69
Year 2005:	83
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	14
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	14
16-25 years old:	54
26-50 years old:	227
50+ years old:	164

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
19YOM WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND ACCIDENTLY CUT LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 14 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
CUT LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION LOWER LEG #
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: 10/29/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS WORKING WITH A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG WITH IT LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER-LAID TRIMMER ON GROUND & IT CUT LT LOWER LEG; 3CM LACERATION LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2001	Age: 35 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2000	Age: 46 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2000	Age: 31 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2000	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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