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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 154
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT INJURED SHOULDER 2 WEEKS AGO TRYING TO START LEAF BLOWER DX// LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT RECEIVED MUTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO SHOULDER, ELBOW, WRIST, HAND AND FACE WHEN BLOWING OFF CARPORT WITH BLOWER AND TRIPPED OVER CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT USING A BLOWER THREE DAYS AGO STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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