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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING HEDGER TRIMMER&ACC STRUCK THIGH, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 35YO HISP MALE TRIMMING TREE A BRANCH FELL ON FACE-LOWERED TRIMMER & IT CUT PT LEG, DX LACERATION L DISTAL THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| THIGH LAC, PT INJURED LEG WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT HAD 25 FOOT FALL WHILE TRIMMING TREES. FOUND LYING ON CEMENT. NO OTH ER DETAILS. DX:MULT. FXS FEMUR, PUBIC RAMI, SACRAL, ACETABULAR, L5, ANK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH - TRIMMING HEDGES AND ACCIDENTALLY NICKED LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER THIS A.M. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN THIGH FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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