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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 397
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| L FOREARM PAIN R/O OVERUSE SYNDROME VS TENDONITIS: USING ***, LANDSCAPI NG, YARD WORK, FOREARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 47 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: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT BURNED FOREARM ON THE EXHAUST SECTION OF A *** AND IT GOT INFECTED C ELLULITIS LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 26 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS: CUTTING WEEDS LAST 3-4 DAYS AT HOME, USING GASPOWER ED *** WEEDWHIP, RASH ARMS, LEGS, BACK OF LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 62 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 |
| USING ***, STRING HIT ARM. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| *** AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO BRUSHDX PUNCTURE R FOREARM WITH FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 66 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 |
| RADIUS FX-FELL WHILE USING ***-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| SPR ARM USING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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