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Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 16-25 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 288
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:117Mouth:85
Lower Trunk:70Head:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/15/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT PUT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER TO FREE UP PACKED SNOW, INJURED FINGER, FX WI TH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Motor vehicles or parts
23 YOM USING SNOWBLOWER, HAD R HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN SNOWBLOWER AND CAR - FX R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
INJURED FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER. DX. OPEN FX., AND FLEXOR TENDON INJURY R MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/15/2007Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
STRAIN LOW BACK - 23 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN SNOWBL OWING - HE HAS NOT OTHER COMPLAINTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2007Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Other manual workshop tools
PT WAS AT HOME USING A PRY BAR TO FIX A SNOWBLOWER, CAME OFF SUDDENLY CAUSING A LACERATION TO LWR LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2007Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LOWER LIP AND CHEEK LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON THE HANDLEBAR OF SNOWBLOWER, DIZZY&HA " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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