Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,110
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	330
Year 1998:	216
Year 1999:	237
Year 2000:	238
Year 2001:	397
Year 2002:	198
Year 2003:	135
Year 2004:	467
Year 2005:	679
Year 2006:	367
Year 2007:	307
Year 2008:	378
Year 2009:	412
Year 2010:	742

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	94
6-15 years old:	97
16-25 years old:	210
26-50 years old:	1,705
50+ years old:	3,002

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PRUNING LARGE TREE LIMB AT HOME. LIMB HIT PATIENT AND KNOCKED HIM TO TH E GROUND. CHI. 43 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
72 YOM FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SIMPLE SCALP LAC. 3 CM: 63YOM TRIMMING A TREE, 4 INCH BRANCH STRUCK HIM IN HEAD, 3 CM LAC. LOCATION NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHI. 33 YOM WAS TRIMMING TREES WHEN A BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SIMPLE SCALP LAC: 33YOM TRIMMING A TREE & A LIMB HIT HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING LAC TO SCALP, 2.6 CM LAC, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
70YOF CUTTING A PALM TREE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON A ROCK ABRASION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
21 YOM TRIMMING TREE AND BRANCH FELL ON HIM DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHI: SCALP WOUND; 41YOM TRIMMING A BRANCH, BRANCH FELL ON TOP OF HEAD, THORN STUCK IN IT, C/O BAD HEADACHE, DIFFICULTY FOCUSING, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
82YOM HEMATOMA TO SCALP LOST BALANCE AND FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT WHILE TRI MMING HEDGES AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69 YR OLD MALE WAS CUTTING HEDGES WITH CLIPPERS AND BECAME CONFUSED;HAV ING INTERCEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75 YOM INJURED HEAD AND SIDE FALLING DOWN HILL WHILE WEEDING AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, RIGHT SIDE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
CHI. 82 YOM FELL DOWN 12 FOOT LADDER WHEN TRIMMING LIMBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE WHEN THE PALM FRON FELL ONTO HEAD NEEDLE WEN T INTO SCALP FB SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
55 YOM WAS PRUNING TREE AND FELL 12 FT FROM LADDER. DX: L 3,4,5,10,11,12 RIB FX, CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56 YOM, CONCUSSION TO HEAD, WAS TRIMMING TREE'S AND BRANCH FELL ON HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
72YOM TRIMMING TREE AT HOME AND A BIG BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A DEAD LIMB OFF A MULBERRY BUSH & FELL OVER STRIKING HEAD ON GROUND. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HAND ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE TREE BRANCH FELL OTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSE D HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHI. PT WAS TRIMMING TREES AND WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH AND THE BRANCE FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SK ULL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHI. PT WAS TRIMMING HIS TREE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING BRANCH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMED HEDGES, FULLY FUNCTIONING, THEN TOOK A NAP&WOKE UP CONFUSED >>ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
39YO HISP MALE STS AT HOME CUTTING A TREE WITH CUTTING INSTRUMENT BOUNCED BACK-CUT SCALP,NLOC, DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SUST SCALP LAC WHEN HEDGE TRIMMER FELL AT HOME STRIKING HIM DX 5MM SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
PT TRIMMING TREES AND FELL ABOUT 6 FEET OFF A LADDER ONTO HEAD SUSTAI NED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Doors
HE THREW A WEEDING TOOL AT THE DOOR, AT HOME, IT BOUNCED OFF, & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD- NO LOC. DX; HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH AT HOME AND IT FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLO SED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SCALP LAC, PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WHEN A PAIR OF SHEARS FELL OFF A SHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHI-HIT W/A BRANCH FROM 20 FEET WHILE TRIMMING A TREE-+LOC-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AND THE TREE BRANCH FELL ONTOP OF HEAD SUSTAINED A S CALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN A TREE LIMB STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD SUSTA INED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
CONCUSSION W/ MODERATE LOC-SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE TRIMMING TREES-HIT HE AD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Motor vehicles or parts
SCALP LACERATION: TRIMMING TREES AT HOME, HIT IN HEAD WITH TREE BRANCH 4 CM, WAS ON TAILGATE OF PICKUP TRUCK CUTTING BRANCH ABOVE PICKUP TRUCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT LAC SCALP WHILE TRIMMING THE BUSHES, FELL ON PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUTTING LIMB AND CORD TRIMMER POLE FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHI. PT DROPPED TREE TRIMMER WHEN TRIMMING TREE BRANCH OVER HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
HEAD LACERATION: TRIMMING BRUSH, LIMB OF TREE HIT HIM IN HEAD, KNOCKED HIM TO GROUNND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH TREE TRIMMER DX/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT DROPPED POLE PRUNER AND IT HIT HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY W/O LOC, FOREHEAD LAC 1.5 CM, LIP ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
CONCUSSION-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-HIT W/A TREE LIMB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
TRIMMING BUSHES & FELL OFF LADDER DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DXP=PARIETAL SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJUR Y JG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND BRANCH FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD HAS LAC TO TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT FELL 25 FEET OUT OF TREE HE WAS TRIMMING. EXTENDED LOC 10-15 MIN. AW OKE CONFUSED. D:PELVIC FXS, CHI, ABRASIONS. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Toilets
PT WAS AT HOME TRIMMING THE YARD, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER, WENT INSID E, HAD SYCOPLE EPISODE FELL HIT THE TOILET CAUSING HEAD INJURY, FX NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
C/O PT STATES WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND FELL BACK HITTING HEAD DX SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING HEDGES, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FACE ON THE GROUND, NO LOC DX: INTRAPARENCHYMAL BLEED, DISTAL RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
76YOF TRIMMING TREE AND BRANCH FELL ON HEAD HEAD CONT SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHI. PT FELL WHEN HE WAS TRIMMING BUSHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AND A BRANCH FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HEAD - 58 YOM WAS TRIMMING TREES WITH A TRIMMER WHEN THE TRI MMER FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
HEAD CT-TRIMMING TREE LIMBS-GOT HIT IN HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX HEAD LACERATION: BRANCH FELL AND HIT HEAD WHILE TRIMMING TREE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PRUNING TREES AND BRANCH FELL AND LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A PALM FRON AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HE AD ON THE DRIVEWAY CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
C.H.I.; FX RT LEG: R/O LUNG, CHEST, ABD TRAUMA: FELL 40 FT OUT OF TREE WHILE TRIMMING LIMBS ON TREES AROUND HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE BRANCES WHEN ONE LARGE BRANCH FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD SUSTAINED A SKULL FRACTURE WITH IC BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING PALM LIMBS AT HOME AND ONE FELL ONTO HER HEAD SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME WHEN ONE FELL ON HER HEAD CLOSED HEAD IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
MULTIPLE BEE STINGS WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES & HIT A BEES NEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2005	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
49YOM-LACERATION SCALP=HIT WITH LIMB CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO SCALP FROM TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING TREE TRIMMER AND TRIMMER HIT PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TREE TRIMMER FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HEAD - 50 YOF WAS TRIMMING LIMBS OFF A TREE AND WAS STRUCK O N HER HEAD BY FALLING LIMBS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Floors or flooring materials
CONCUSSION,LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FINGER ,WENR INSIDE TO WASH IT,PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HEDGE TRIMMER FEEL ON HEAD SM PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE BRANCE FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SCALP ;LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME WHEN ONE FELL ON HIS HEAD CLOSED HEA D INJURY WITH SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL ON HIS HEAD LACERATION SC ALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME WHEN THE TREE BRANCH FELL STRIKING HIM IN TH E HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A TRIMMER ON A TREE LIMB OVER HIS HEAD AT HOME WHEN THE TREE LIMB FELL ON HIS HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT A LOCAL CHURCH TRIMMING TREES FELL OUT OF THE TREE ONTO HEAD SUST AINED AN OPEN SKULL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SCALP ABRASION.PT HIT HEAD ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts
MOM STATES PT WAS WEEDING WHEN LOG FROM FENCE FELL ON HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT SCALP WHEN TREE TRIMMER FELL AND HIT ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66 YOM WAS TRIMMING TREE; LIMB FELL ON TOP OF HEAD. SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRUNING A TREE YESTERDAY WHEN TREE BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
HEDGE CLIPPERS FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT HEAD - HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH SHEARS, FRONTAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CHI- BRIEF LOC-TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME-FELL-HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HEAD INJURY - WAS OUT PRUNING BUSH AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HE AD, LIVES AT RETIREMENT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SCALP LAC - STRUCK WITH LIMB WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2001	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2001	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2001	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2000	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2000	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/13/2000	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/26/1999	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/1999	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1998	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1998	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1998	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1997	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1997	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/1997	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1997	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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