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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,006
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 55 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 |
| CUT SELF WITH PRUNERS DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 46 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 ON HEDGE CLIPPERS - LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 77 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 |
| LT FOREARM LAC-CUT ON TRIMMING SHEARS IN GARDEN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 48 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 |
| CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE GARDENING FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PUNCTURED W/PRUNERS WHILE GARDENING. DX: PW L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| CUT ARM WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 26 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 LEFT FOREARM LACERATION: CUTTING BRANCES AT HOME, INJURED ARM WITH TRIMMERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 10 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION FOREARM - PATIENT CUT INNER ASPECT OF RIGHT FOREARM WITH PRU NING SHEARS - 2 CM LACERATION - AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: R FOREARM LAC 4.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 39 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 |
| POISON IVY BILATERAL FOREARMS-AFTER TRIMMING WEEDS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 58 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 |
| HIT ARM ON PRUNNING SHEARS DX: LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 61YOFC SPENT LAST WEEK TRIMMING EVERGREEN BUSHES. PRESENTS WITH ALLERGI C CONTACT DERMATITIS/CELLULITIS ON INNER LOWER ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT LAC LT FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING A BUSH RUPTURED VEIN-LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 17 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 HEDGETRIMMER DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| PATIENT CUT BY HEDGE CUTTER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 55 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 |
| LAC L FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 60 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LEFT FOREARM LACERATION: INJURED SELF WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 58 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 FOREARM ON TRIMMER DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT W/RASH ON (R) ARM & FACE. TRIMMED PALO VERDE TREE. NOW ITCHY. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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