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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 692
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING A PINEAPPLE PALM TREE AT HOME AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN R IGHT LOWER ARM FB ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 49 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 |
| USING HEDGECLIPPERS LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 67 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| POISON IVY ON ARMS & LEGS-AFTER TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME ALST WEEK GOT A THORN IN RIGHT LOWER ARM AND PULLED IT OUT NOW IT IS INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 38 YO MALE CUT LEFT FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 TRIMMING A BUSH AND DEVELOPED A RASH ON FOREARMS COPNTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 32 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 LOWER ARM LACERATION: INJURED SELF WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 43 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 |
| POISON IVY ON FOREARM-WHILE TRIMMING BRUSH IN YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41 YO MALE CUT LEFT ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L FOREARM LAC 1.3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 28 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| RASH ON ARM-SINCE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 50 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: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER HEDGE CLIPPERS FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 80 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 |
| PT TRIMMING TREE AT HOME, LAC LT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 80 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| TRIMMING TREES AND HAD PAIN IN RIGHT FOREARM. SPRAIN, RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT ON A LADDER TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OFF THE LADDER FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND FELL INTO THE PALM TREE SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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