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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 59
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEFT ELBOW STR. PT STRAINED ELBOW WHEN TRIMMING TREES WITH A TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEFT ELBOW LAC, PT HIT HIMSELF WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL ON UNEVEN SIDEWALK WHILE TRIMMING GRASS, FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING HIS HEDGES AT HOM AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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