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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 473
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING HEDGE TRIMMER AND HIT KNEE ...LAC TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY D// RIGHT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT KNEE WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT KN EE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING IN THE YARD, FELL AND HIT R KNEE ON TRIMMER BLADE CUTTI NG R LEG JUST BELOW KNEE. DX. LAC PATELLAR TENDON R KNEE, POSS JT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LWBS: C/O SMALL SUPERFICIAL LAC TO ABOVE R KNEE: STATES HIT KNEE W BUSH TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT STANDING ON A WALL TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OFF STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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