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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,303
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 16 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 16 YOM CUT THUMB ON HEDGE CLIPPER LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX: L 5TH FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AT HOME GOT A SPLINTER IN RIGHT FOURTH FINGER F OREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SEEN FOR THUMB LAC AFTER USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION FINGER - 20 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A BUSH T RIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 22 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LT INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND INJURED FINGER,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LT RING FINGER LAC-CUT SELF ON HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 17 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FINGER LAC. / FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER ON A HEDGECUTTER DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC. / FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING PRUNINGC/O BLEEDING DX LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC L 3RD FING/20YOF CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC FINGER TIP ON PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER FINGER WITH AN EDGER. DX LEFT LONG FINGER TUFT FX / LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT L 3RD FINGER TRIMMING HEDGES DX: FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT STATES HE LACERATED LEFT THUMB ON A HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HIT FINGER WITH HEDGER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING HEDGES WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AND LACERATED FINGER. D:FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX: LACS TO L 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS. USING BUSH TRIMMER AND CUT FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION FINGER - 25 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON HEDGE TRIM MERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER W/BUSH TRIMMER. DX: R RING FINGER LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO FIGNER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND FROM PRUNING EQUIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WHILE PRUNING BUSH DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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