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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers |
| C/O PT STATES WAS TRIMMING WEEDS AND SOME FLEW IN EYE DX F.O.B. IN RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR LAC TO HAND WHEN USING HEADGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers |
| C/O PT CUT LEG WITH *** [LAWN TRIMMER]DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | 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 lawn trimmers or edgers |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER USING A LAWN EDGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers |
| 51 YOM LACERATED LEFT 5TH FINGER WITH HAND TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING GRAS S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual lawn trimmers or edgers |
| PT WAS TRIMMING LAWN AT HOME AND KNEE GAVE AWAY CAUSING FALL. DX. KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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