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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 210
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT LAC WRIST WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WHILE CUTTING WEEDS, PT C/O OF WRIST PAIN, DX STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RIGHT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN TRIMMING TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Stepladders |
| PT. STATES WAS CUTTING HEDGES W/CLIPPERS WHILE STANDING ON STEPLADDER WHEN FELL SIDEWAYS. DX. FX R DISTAL RADIUS (WRIST). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING AT HOME, STRUCK WRIST ON SHARP EDGE OF HEDGETRIMMER . DX-WRIST LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL IN DRIVEWAY WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES. DX. R HIP AND WRIST FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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