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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 663
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LAC TO LT KNEE FROM HEDGE TRIMMER/ LT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| TRIMMING THE HEDGE USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHICH SLIPPED CUTTIN G THIGH " LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 22 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 FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT WAS USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATED 2ND AND 3RD FINGER ON LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23YOM USING HIS GAS POWERED HEDGE CLIPPERS,ACCIDENTLY CUT THE TIP OF LEFT FIFTH FINGER; OPEN FRACTURE WITH LACERATION LEFT FIFTH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON ELECTRIC PRUNING SHEARS USED T O CUT TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 22 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 INJURED FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT FRIENDS HOUSE TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 24YO F, LACERATION L THUMB, CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 18 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 CUT FIGNER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 20 YO F FRACTURED FINGER INJURED ON HEDGE TRIMMERS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LAC FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| PATIENT CUT 2ND, 3RD, FINGERS ON GAS POWERED HEDGE CUTTERS. DX-LACERATION INDEX FINGER WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT GRABBED A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER BY THE MUFFLER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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