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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2006 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 200
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:86
50+ years old:113

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/11/2006Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH WHILE PRUNING BUSHES ADMITTED LUMBAR SPRAIN/MULTIPLE CON TUSIONS/INABILITY TO AMBULATE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/06/2006Age: 93 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING HIS OWN BUSHES AT HOME AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO RIGHT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/20/2006Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING A TREE ON WED. C/O PAIN GOING DOWN L LEG DX: SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2006Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ceilings and walls
81 YO TRIMMING HEDGE W/TRIMMER FELL STRIKING HIP ON WALL FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/24/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: HELPING FRIEND TRIM A TREE YESTERDAY, PULLED HIS BACK LOWER THORACIC AND LUMBAR REGION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2006Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
BACK STR. PT WAS USING A TRIMMER ON TREES AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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