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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 445
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 36 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A CUT TO LEG WITH MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER TODA Y- DX- LACERATION RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Heating or cooling comfort packs |
| PT WAS AT HOME, PICKED UP A HEDGE CLIPPER AND THE HANDLE HIT LWR LW CAUSING A CONTUSION, USED ICY HOT PATCH CAUSING CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| STATES SHE WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND IT SLIP INJUREING LEG DX LT LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| PT LAC RT LOWER LEG ON PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME, LAC RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| PT STEPPED ON A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS WHEN THEY CATAPULTED UP S TRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH THE POINT LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2001 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2000 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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