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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| POISON IVY ON ARMS-AFTER USING ***-AT HOME-CLEANING UP BRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Air conditioners |
| POISON IVY ON ARMS-AT HOME-AFTER USING *** AROUND AIR CONDITIONER-EXPOS ED TO POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| LT FOREARM SWELLING-AFTER HE USED HIS *** AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| RAISED RASH ON ARMS, ONSET 3 DAYS AGO AFTER *** OUTSIDE. CONTACT DERM ATITIS 2ND TO PLANTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| L WRIST PAIN. TRIMMING OUTSIDE IN YARD, STEPPED BACK AND FELL LANDING O N L WRIST. DX: FX L DISTAL RADIUS AND ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| WAS USING LAWN TRIMMER AND SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT RIGHT ARM, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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