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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 61 Y/O MALE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS WITH A LEAF BLOWER & TRIPPED & FELL HITTING HEAD AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 20 MOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY S/P FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A SHARP EDGE OF A LE AF BLOWER, ALSO 1CM LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 68 YOF TRIPPED OVER CORD OF LEAF BLOWER, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR DX: SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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