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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,160
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING IN THE YEARD & CUT HIMSELF WITH THE TRIMMERS SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX - RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS GARDENING & ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE TIP OF HER FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX - LACERATION OF TIP OF RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A COSTOCHONDRAL SEPARATION WHILE PRESSING ON TRIMMING SHEA RS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS TO CUT FLOWERS & CUT HER LT SMALL FINGER. DX - MINOR LT 5TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 58 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 FINGER WITH GARDEN SHEARS DX: L 3RD FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY PINCHED HER LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A PRUNING SHEER DX - LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 54 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 TRIMMING PLANTS WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT MIS-STEPPED WHILE TRIMMING - FELL, FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 50 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 PLANTS AT HER HOME/ LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| DROPPED PRUNING SHEAR ON FOOT " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 55 Y/O F INJURED L TIP OF 3RD FINGER WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME .DX; FINGER TIP AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND GOT PALM FROND IN R LOWER LEG DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 40 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 |
| CUT FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 65 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME, CUT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 35 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING HEDGES, ACCIDENTALLY GRABBED TRIMMER BLADE INSTEAD OF HANDL E DX: FINGERTIP AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 1CM FOOT LAC-DROPPED GARDEN SHEARS ON FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| HIT SELF WITH PRUNERS LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX RIGHT RIB FRACTURE: TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES, FELL AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE BLADE HIT HIS LT THUMB. DX - LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER ON CLIPPER, WHEN CUTTING TREE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 14 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE CLIPPER. "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| USING CLIPPING SHEARS (NON-MOTORIZED) AND CLIPPED TIP OF FINGER LACERA TION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 56 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 56 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON MANUAL CL IPPERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING PALM TREES , PALM FELL AND THORN ON LIMB STRUCK R CHEEK DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 86 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 |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION-WAS CUTTING SHRUBS AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT 4TH FINGER. SUS A 1.5CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT C/O INFECTION STARTED BY A DATE THORN AFTER HELPING BROTHER TRIM SOM E TREES C/O R THUMB SWELLING/PAIN DX: ABSCESS/CELLULITIS R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT. SLIPPED AND FELL, CUTTING HER ANKLE ON CLIPPERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC LLL FROM TREE TRIMMERS DX: L LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 19 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINED " FINGER LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEERS DX: L THUMB TIP AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 69 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 TRIMMING BUSHES WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 32 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 FINGER WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME. DX: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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