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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 838
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| HAND CT-HIT W/ PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 94 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 CLIPPERS @ HOME DURING YARD WORK RECEIVING LAC TO L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| RHUS DERMATITIS: TRIMMING WEEDS YESTERDAY, ITCHING RASH TO ANKLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 80 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON GARDENER SHEARS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH WITH GARDEN SHEARS & CUT HIS LEFT GREAT TOE. DX-LT GREAT TOE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 6 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 WITH LAC TO FINGERS FROM GARDEN SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 10 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME PRUNNING SOME BUSHES, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT TOP OF FINGER OFF WITH GARDENING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 75 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 WITH LACERATION TO LEFT LONG FINGER AFTER CUTTING IT ON PRUNING SHEA RS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 59 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 LACERATED LEFT FINGER WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WORKING IN GARDEN WHEN PRUNER FELL ON RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 28 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT INJURED WHILE WORKING IN GARDERN CUT W GARDENING SHEARS DX: FINGER L AC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS ON HER FLOWRES AND SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| INJURED RT THUMB WITH RUSTY GARDEN CLIPPERS AT HOME ABRASION RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 35 YOF SPRAINED L WRIST USING LOPPERS TO PRUNE BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 64 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 |
| 64 Y/O M INJURED R THUMB WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. DX; R THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING HEDGES WITH A HEDGE CLIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT SLICED LT PALM WITH GARDEN TOOL WHILE PRUNING. DX - HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 32 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 |
| CUT (L) 4TH FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 45 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 USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERA TUION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 43 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT STS ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES WITH 30YR OLD HEDGE TRIMMERS, DX PARTIAL AVULSION LEFT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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