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Accidents - Leaf blowers - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT REPORTS SHE FELL AN HR AGO WHILE BLOWING LEAVES OFF HER DRIVE AND LO ST HER FOOTING & FELL ON L ARM AND L HIP. DX. CONTS L ELBOW, HIP, SHOU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
15 YO MALE FELT POP WHEN PULL STARTING LEAF BLOWER RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS HIT ON RIGHT ELBOW BY A LEAF BLOWER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
FELL OVER LEAF BLOWER @ HOME DX R ELBOW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT SLIPPED&FELL WHILE BLOWING LEAVES YESTERDAY, STRICKING ELBOW ON ROCK S, SUSTAINED" ELBOW CONTUSION"+" ELBOW BURSITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
ACUTE CONTUC R ELBOW, HIT ON CAR WHILE PULL STARTING A LEAF BLOWER.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2000Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2000Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/13/1999Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/1997Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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