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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,274
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	118
Year 2000:	34
Year 2001:	93
Year 2005:	211
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	233
Year 2008:	44
Year 2009:	305
Year 2010:	109

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	76
16-25 years old:	189
26-50 years old:	565
50+ years old:	443

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
4YOM CUT UPPER LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS ABRASION OF UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 49 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
49YOM, ON ***, ACC CUT THIGH ON A GAS PRESSURED HEDGE TRIMMER>>LAC >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 63 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
63YOM,ON ***, ACC CUT LT THIGH ON A MOTORIZED HEDGE CLIPPER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS WORKING IN YARD AND CUT LEG ON POWER HEDGE CLIPPER DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 47 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
L THIGH LAC/47YOM STS DROPPED GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS AND THEY HIT L EG ON WAY DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 66 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
SUPERFICIAL LACERATION: 66YOM CUT L LEG RIGHT ABOVE KNEE WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, TRIMMING BUSH, SWUNG IT DOWN, CAUSING 1.5 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LEFT LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS LACERATION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 92 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
TRIMMING BUSHES W/ELECTRIC TRIMMERS & ACCIDENTALLY CAME DOWN ON THIGH DX L THIGH LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Day wear
HEDGE TRIMMERS CAUGHT HIS PANTS CAUSING A LAC TO (L) THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 22 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
PT USING A PAIR OF ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND ACCIDENTLY CUT THIGH DX RT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND
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: 07/14/2007	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: 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: 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: 07/17/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT STRUCK SELF IN THIGH W/POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX: SUPERFICIAL ABR UPPER THIGHS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION LEG - 36 YOM WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AND LACERATED THIGH JUST ABOVE KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 62 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER HEDGER WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 23 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
23 YOM CUT UPPER LEG WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2001	Age: 41 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2000	Age: 34 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2000	Age: 28 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/1999	Age: 49 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/1999	Age: 23 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/12/1997	Age: 47 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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