Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,034
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	158
26-50 years old:	293
50+ years old:	582

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
24YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM PULLED IT OUT PW ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
28 YOM LOWER ARM DERMATITIS, REPORTS HAVING A RASH TO BOTH ARMS AFTER C UTTING DOWN A TREE, ALSO ON TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
34YOM TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND A WOODEN SPLINTER WENT INTO RIGHT LOWE R ARM FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
40 YO M USING HEDGE TRIMMER INJURED ARM LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RASH L FOREARM W/ CELLULITIS:SUSPECT RHUS DERMATITIS W/ 2ND BACTERIAL INFECTION; 58YOF BITTEN BY SPIDER L FOREARM JULY 3RD, TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56YOM WAS AT HOME USING A TREE TRIMMER LACERATED LT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55YOM TRIMMING ROSE BUSHES AND POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT LOWER ARM WITH A THORN ABSCESS ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOM-FOREARM HEMATOMA-HIT W/A TREE LIMB WHILE TRIMMING TREES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57 Y/O MALE FELL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES ON EMBANKMENT AT HOME DX: ABRASION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58 YOM LAC TO ARM WHEN USING PRUNNING EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 Y/O/M CUT ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT ARM LAC PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/29/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOM INJURED FOREARM FROM CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-ACUTE LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
23YOF, C/O WORSENING ARM SWELLING/REDNESS AFTER DEV RASH ON ARM WHILE C UTTING HEDGES 3D AGO>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
48YOM HIT (L) ARM W/ HEDGE TRIMMER (WHILE USING THEM) CUTTING (L) ARM @ HOME DX;# (L) FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
47YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE AT HOME AND GOT A PALM FRON EMBEDDED IN RIGH T LOWER ARM FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69YOM TRIMMING BUSHED AT HOME AND CUT LOWER ARM WITH THE TRIMMER LACERA TION ARM
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/26/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FOREARM CT-42YOM-TRIMMING TREE LIMBS WHEN LIMB FELL ON PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
25 M, PT WAS TRIMMING THORN TREE AT HOME AND GOT THORN EMBEDDED IN FORE ARM. DX. FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
84YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME STS AFTER PRUNNING BUSHES C/O L FOREARM SWELLING, REDNESS, DX ACUTE FOREARM ECCHYMOSIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOM TRIMMING TREE LIMBS WHEN ONE FELL ACROSS HIS LOWER ARM CAUSED A L ACERATION THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
50YOF TRIMMING A PINEAPPLE TREE AND A PIECE OF THE BRANCH WENT INTO RIG HT LOWER ARM FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX LAC FOREARM: 78YOM SLOW OOZ'G BLD F LAC SUFFERED ON TREE LIMB YTDY TRIM TREE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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