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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| PT REMOVED OWN ARM CAST TODAY WITH A PAIR OF GARDEN HEDGE CLIPPERS SUST AINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | 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: Manual hedge trimmers |
| PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 41 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: Manual hedge trimmers |
| CONTUSION ARM; INJ CUTTING HEDGES W/ CLIPPERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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