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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2008 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:75
26-50 years old:29
50+ years old:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/04/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT DROPPED A HEDGE TRIMMER ONTO LEFT ANKLE LACERATION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT ANKLE SPRAIN: RT FOOT CONTUSION: CUTTING WEEDS, SLIPPED, ANKLE TWISTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED ANKLE ON A TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING THE HDGES,NO W PRESENT WITH SWELLING&PORGRESSIVE REDNESS>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS ANKLE ON A BRANCH PRUNER. DX-SUPERFICIAL LT ANKLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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