Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 984
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	159
16-25 years old:	59
26-50 years old:	367
50+ years old:	397

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	637	Hand:	110
Ear:	87	Lower Arm:	59
Lower Trunk:	59	Shoulder:	14
Upper Leg:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
34 Y/O M INJURED L LITTLE FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE CUTTERS AT HOME. DX; L LITTLE FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT ARMS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX// BILAT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
46 YO INJURED HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
HAND INJURY FROM PRUNNING SHEARS. DX-ACUTE 2 CM LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT SELF WITH PRUNING TRIMMERS, LACERATION TO LEFT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
C/O HAND CUT STATUS POST ACCIDENTALLY A MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER FELL ONT H AND>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE FINGER AFTER CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
FINGER INJURY FROM HEDGE TRIMMER, HAND TOOL. DX-LEFT LONG MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT SUS DISLOCATION OF SHOULDER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LOST BALANCE&FELL AGAINST UPRIGHT HEDGE CLIPPER WHILE GARDENING >>THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
57 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WHILE TRIMMING A BUSH WITH HAND SHEARS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LACERATION L INDEX FINGER W/ PRUNNING SHEARS#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CLIPPED HEDGES BACK PAIN SPASMS MUSCLES LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. DX; 3 CM LACERATION TO 3 RD FINGER, LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL SHEARS AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EAR LACERATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WHILE GARDENING WITH HEDGE CUTTERS. D: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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