Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,622
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	16
16-25 years old:	376
26-50 years old:	689
50+ years old:	539

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	727	Hand:	239
Lower Arm:	230	Face:	137
Upper Leg:	77	Foot:	77
Toe:	69	Lower Trunk:	61

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 11/04/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT RIGHT UPPER LEG WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL CLIPPERS LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE PRUNING ROSE BUSHES PUNCTURE IN HEAD W/ TREE BRANCH DX: LACERATION LT. TEMPLE W/ HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH MANUAL PRUNERS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 1.2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT IND EX FINGER - CUT ON GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
SHOVELING LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT USING TREE TRIMMING SCISSORS FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 08/26/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT DROPPED A PAIR OF CLIPPING SHEARS ONTO LEFT FOOT AT HOME PUNCTURE WO UND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
INJ FINGER TIP ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
USING LONG HANDLED PRUNERS TO TRIM FATHER IN LAWS TREE WHEN PRUNERS FLI PPED STRIKING HIS FACE NEAR R EYE CAUSING LAC DX 1.5 CM LAC R EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 07/21/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT L HAND WITH TREE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LACERATION REPAIRED, LT RING FINGER, CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Bags
36 YO F INJURED WITH A CLIPPERS IN A BAG CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT HOME USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A PAIR OF PRUNING H*** AT HOME AMPUTATED TIP OF LEFT MIDDLE FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
AT HOME PATIENT CUT HIS FOREARM WITH GARDEN SHEARS, HE WAS CUTTING BUSHES AND ACCIDENTALLY SNIPPED HIS ARM. DX LACERATION LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
ECCHYMOSIS VS INSECT BITE RT FOREARM, TRIMMING FLOWERS IN YARD AT HOME, 1 HR LATER AT HOME IN KITCHEN NOTICED REDDENED AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ON GRASS SHEARS - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 12 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 pruning or trimming equipment
12 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT CUT SELF WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS @ H OME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
USING FLORAL CUTTING SHEARS FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT T HIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS PRUNING HEDGES AT HOME CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
30 YOMC WAS TRIMMING SOME TREES WHEN A BRANCH FELL ON HIS FOOT AND CRUS HED HIS 3RD TOE ON R. FOOT/ CRUSHING INJURY TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS CUTTING FLOWERS AT HOME SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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