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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 44
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 50 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: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX R FOREARM CONTU W HEMATOMA: TODAY WEEDEAT'G AT HOME, BENT OVER TO PICK-UP MACHINE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL DOWN MULTILEVEL TERRACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PRUNING TREES AT HOME YESTERDAY, PRUNING HOOK FELL OFF STICK 8 FT UP & FELL ONTO PT'S RT FOREARM. DX - CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT ARM AND SCALP WHILE TRIMMING TREE ., LIMB FELL ON PATIENT LACERA TION FOREAM AND SCALP # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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