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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 825
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 19YOM-LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-CUT AT HOME ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMME R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT LACERATED FINGER CUTTING BUSHES WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS, PARALELLL ACERATIONS L 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LACERATIO N, LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| OPEN FRACTURE RT INDEX FINGER.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers, Extension cords |
| USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER CUT THROUGH EXTENSION CORD WAS SHOCKEDDX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| INJURED L INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CUTTER. DX. 1.5 CM LACERATIO L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LAC L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT LACERATED FINGER USING TREE TRIMMER, R LONG FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT HAND WITH TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING TREE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS-KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT STATES HE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| OPEN FRACTURE RT 5HT FINGER,LACERATION RT RING FINGER.PT WAS USING ELEC TRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AND LACERATED FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION-CUT SELF WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS.SUS 1CM JAGGED LACERATION TO LEFT FOREFINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| # 23YOM CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX-LAC LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT SELF WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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