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Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 569
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:66
Year 2004:87
Year 2006:159
Year 2007:70
Year 2008:44
Year 2009:70
Year 2010:70
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:117
50+ years old:451

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/29/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
67YOF PRUNING A PLUM TREE, DEVELOPED A RASH ON HER FOREARM DX. CONTACT DERMATITIS FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 09/06/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 06/27/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 02/02/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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


Date: 09/13/2007Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT HOME PUNCTURE L FOREARM ON A PRUNING SHEERS/ DX PUNCTURE WOUND L LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
65YOM TREE TRIMMER CUT ARM FORARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT.INJ.RT. FOREARM AT HOME WHEN USING PRUNERS & THEY FELL & HIT HIM. DX; 2 CM.LAC.R.TFOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES FROM TREE WITH TREE TRIMMER AND HIT A THO RN WHICH TRAUMATIZED FOREARM. HEMATOMA, LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUTTING BUSHES CUT FOREARM DX LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/1998Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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