Accidents - Riding power lawn mowers - 16-25 years old - Year 2003

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,078
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	237	Hand:	138
Shoulder:	136	Lower Trunk:	136
Finger:	102	Wrist:	77
Face:	77	All Of Body:	69
Lower Arm:	68	Upper Trunk:	16
Neck:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PT FELL OFF RIDING LAWN MOWER. DX: R LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PT ON RIDING LAWN MOWER WHEN BRAKES LOCKED AND PT EJECTED OFF. DX LLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
WAS RIDING MOWER AND CLIPPING TREE WHEN HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN BRAKE AND FRAME DX RT FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
CUT LEG ON RIDING MOWER - FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PT. WAS MOWING WITH RIDING LAWN MOWER, TURNED HER SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
19 YOM - ON RIDING LAWN MOWER, REACHED FOR SOMETHING AND CUT HAND, + ET OH DX - HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
24 YOM - WORKING ON RIDING LAWN MOWER AND CUT HAND DX - HAND LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PT HIT BY ROCK THROWN FROM RIDING LAWN MOWER; LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
BACK STRAIN-ROLLED RIDING LAWN MOWER IN DITCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
18 Y.O. W MALE W/CERVICAL STRAIN. PT STS HE FLIPPED RIDING LAWN MOWER & IT LANDED ON TOP OF HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
LIFTING DRIVING LAWN MOWER AND FELT POP. DX: LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
RIDING INDUSTRIAL TYPE LAWN TRACTOR / MOWER GRADE 1 OPEN TIB/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
16 YOF FELL OFF RIDING LAWN MOWER SPRIAN L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PULLED ON STARTER ON RIDING LAWNMOWER, COMPLAINS OF PAIN RIGHT SHOULDER RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN-POSSIBLE AC SEPARATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
19 YO F MOWING, FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON STEERING WHEEL OF MOWER. DX R 3RD DIGIT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PATIENT STATES RIDING LAWN MOWER FELL ON ARM. DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT F OREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF LIFTING A RIDING LAWN MOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PT RIDING A POWER LAWN MOWER FELL OFF THE LAWN MOWER INTO A POND DROWN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Riding power lawn mowers
PT WAS ON A POWER RIDING LAWN MOWER WHEN HE FELL OFF HAND WENT UNDER TH E MOWER AMPUTATED LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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