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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 460
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/25/2010 | 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 |
| 20YOM USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A HAND LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21YOM ACCIDENTLY DROPPED HEDGE CLIPPER ON LT HAND WHILE CLIPPER WAS RUNNING;HAND 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: 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 |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| 1. 17 YOM LACERATES HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. |
| 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: 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: 05/27/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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