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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 299
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAS BLOWING THE LEAVES IN THE YARD WHEN SUDDENLY DEVELOPED LIGHTHEADNES S THE COLLAPSED&FELL>>SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAD DOING HEAVY YARDWORK TODAY USING LARGE MACHINARY THEN LEAF BLOWER&L ATE DEVELPED SHAKNESSS IN ARMA&LEGS>>FATIGUE/TREMORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AND FACE GOT TOO CLOSE AND INHALED GAS FUMES AND STARTED COUGHING AT HOME DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| PT ON ***, LEAF BLOWER FELL ON LEG, HAS SEWELLING TO RT LEG X 3 DAYS/ E XTENSIVE HEMATOMA LLE, COAGULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWER AND WAS STATNDING IN WATER WHEN HE WA S SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 70 YO M USING LEAF BLOWER DEVELOPED MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL STRAIN ,MULTIPLE SITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/1998 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/1997 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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