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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 341
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 78 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: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT AT HOME TRYING TO START LAWN TRIMMER FELL BACK INJ L ARM/ DX 4IN LAC L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| RASH LT FOREARM AFTER USING *** NEAR WOODS 2 DAYS AGO DERMATITIS CH DERMATITIS CH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS - 23 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH ITCHY RASH WHICH DEVELOPE D AFTER *** - LIKELY POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT CUT ARM ON ***, WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES DX: ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 61 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: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| DX 1.5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM: INJURED WITH GAS TRIMMER AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT RECEIVED SMALL LACERATION TO LOWER ARM WHEN USING *** AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS: *** 3-4 DAYS AGO, RED RASH ON L ARM/HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS USING A GAS EDGER AND LACERATED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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