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Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 239
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:68
26-50 years old:16
50+ years old:154

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/10/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
70 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME. DX; L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2003Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT SEEN FOR HAND LAC AFTER CUTTING IT W/ PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH PRUNING SHEARS CAUSING LT HAND LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT L HAND WITH TREE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME STRUCK LEFT HAND DEVELOPED A HEMAOTMA TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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