Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 684
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	37
16-25 years old:	30
26-50 years old:	319
50+ years old:	297

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX RIGHT ARM LACERATION 4 CM: CUT ARM WITH PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT STATES SHE CUT HER FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
49 YO WM - LACERATION RT. FOREARM - CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUST. LAC. TO FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CONTACT DERMATITIS, DEVELOPED RASH TO BOTH ARMS AFTER TRIMMING WEEDS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT L FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMER 30 MIN PTA-DX-ACUTE 4 CM LACERATION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LT FOREARM INSECT BITE-WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WITH INSECT BITE ON ARM WHILE TRIMMING WEEDS, SWELLING; INSECT BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LT FOREARM LAC-AT HOME-CUT ON WEED TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RASH TO ARMS AFTER TRIMMING BUSH DX: DERMATITIS TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT FOREARM PAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT FOREARM, WRIST AND HAND AFTER USING GARD EN SHEARS. FEELS PROGRESSIVE WEAKNESS TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ARM WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS *** AND CUT HER ARM ON A PIECE OF TIN.DX-LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LEFT FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER HE WAS USING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
24 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FOREARM. PT CUT SELF W/PRUNING SHEARS ACCIDEN TLY @ HOME. E9204
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
WHILE PRUNING TREE, FELL OFF LADDER DX: RT. RADIAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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