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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,809
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 35 YOM WAS USING A TREE TRIMMER TO TRIM TREES - CUT HAND. LACERATION, L EFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC L INDEX & RING FINGERS W/ELECTRIC TRIMMERS TODAY @ HOME DX SUPERFICIAL LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO L HAND BY A PAIR O PRUNNERS WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES @ HOME DX LAC L HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 64 YOF WAS USING A POWER TRIMMER IN HER YARD; SUSTAINED INJURY TO FINGE R. AVULSION, TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 68 YOM, STEPPED IN HOLE WHILE ***, NOSE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA AND ABRASION TO LOWER LEG WHEN TRIMMING AZAELAS AND 4-WHEELER RAN OVER LEG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 74 M TRIMMING THE HEDGES WITH A NEW POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LACERATION RT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE CLEANING PATIO WITH TRIMMER CUT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PRUNING BUSHES AT HOME AND CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 61YOM USING ELECTRIC CLIPPER OUTSIDE WHILE STILL RUNNING TRANSFERRED INTO OTHER HAND,CUT THUMB;LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT GOT LEFT FOURTH FINGER ENTANGLED IN A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 46 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: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A PAIR OF POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS CUTTING THE HEDGES AND SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 31YOM USING ELECTRIC TREE TRIMMER DROPPED IT WENT TO GRAB IT WITH LT HAND INJURED LT RING FINGER;FINGER LACERATION,2CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT DEVELOPED WEAKNESS AND DISCOMFORT IN LEFT UPPER ARM WHILE TRIMM ING SHRUBS AT HOME. STRAIN, LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 52 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: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LAC, L THUMB: APPROX 2CM LACT OT BASE OF THUMB CAUGHT IN PRUN'G SHEARS AS HE WAS CUT'G PLANTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT HAND ATTEMPTING TO CATCH SOME TRIMMERS THAT WERE FALLING AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TREES AT HOME; EXPERIENCED SHOULDER PAIN. STRAIN, RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| FINGER LAC-ELECTRIC TRIMMER CUT FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT HAND ON WEED TRIMMER AT HOME. DX-NAIILBED LAC, FINGER AVULSION PARTIAL. DX-FX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING BUSHES & LACERATED R 4TH FINGER W/HEDGE TRIMMER DX L FINGER LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS USING A ELECTRIC TRIMMER AND CUT HIS RT RING AND RT MIDDLE FINGERS DX: LACERATION TO RT RING AND MIDDLE FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING ELECTRIC PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L THIRD FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATED FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 68YOM USING PRUNING SHEARS IN GARDEN ACCIDENTLY CUT TIP OF LT FINGER; LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION,1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| FINGERTIP AMPUTATION, PT WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS TO CUT GRAPE VINES AN D ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGERTIP OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 77 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| ACUTE POISON SUMAC: TRIMMING TREES OUTSIDE, GRABBING TREES, RASH ON ARMS, SPREADING TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO L INDEX FINGER ON GARDEN SHEARS DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| ACUTE NASAL FX: PRUNING TREES WITH HIS DAD YESTERDAY, BRANCH CAME BACK & HIT HIM, NOSE STARTED BLEEDING, DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LWOBS: CUT PAD OF L THUMB (LAC) F PRUN'G SHEERS W @ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| IN A TREE TRIMMING IT AND PT FELL OUT OF IT ONTO GROUND. DX CLOSED HEA D INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME PRUNINH TREE WHEN HE FELL FROM TREE C/O BEING STABBED WI TH THE PRUNING SHEARS TO THE CHEST,+LOC. DX: LEFT HEMOTHORAX,CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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