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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,091
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 21 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING LIMBS OFF A TREE WHEN THE LIMB PINNED PATIENT AGAIN AGAINST A TREE. DX-LEFT FEMUR ABRASION, CONTUSION DISTAL TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 09/26/2003 | Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHEST WALL CT-TRIMMING TREES & PUT TRIMMER AGAINST HIS CHEST & PULLED ON TRIMMER-FELT PAIN |
| 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: 09/19/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Golf carts |
| BLUNT ABD TRAUMA. PT WAS STRUCK BY A *** BLADE WHEN RIDING A GOLF CART. LF CART. |
| 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: 08/25/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND FROM HEDGE CLIPPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ROCK HIT PT IN LT EYE 2 DAYS AGO WHEN IT FLEW UP FROM HEDGER. ACUTE CT LT UPPER EYELID |
| 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: 08/02/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT HAND WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: HAND LAC. |
| 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: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PLANT CONTACT DERMATITIS, C/O POISON ARMS AND LEGS X 2 DAYS. DOING LANDSCAPING, TRIMMING HEDGES |
| 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: 07/09/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: R FOREARM LAC 4.5 CM. |
| 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: 06/28/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT WITH PRUNING SHEERS-DX HEALING PUNCTURE WOUND L PALM (CUT A FEW DAY S AGO) |
| 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: 06/18/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 18 YOM WAS CUTTING WEEDS WITH A *** - ALLEGEDLY GOT INTO POISON IVY. C ONTACT DERMATITIS, GENERALIZED. |
| 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: 06/10/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN USING A TRIMMER IN YARD, |
| 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: 05/26/2003 | 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: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED PIECE OF MESH FROM CLIPPERS, FB THROAT |
| 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: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HAND LACERATION. PT WAS USING EDGER AND CUT HAND. |
| 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: 05/16/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT ARM WITH A HEDGETRIMMER DX: FOREARM LAC |
| 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: 05/06/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT CUT BY HEDGE CUTTER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RT FOREARM. |
| 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: 04/21/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 20 YOM C/O BACK PAIN SINCE WEEDING WEDNESDAY. DX THORACIC BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIPPED ONTO BUSH TRIMMER AND LACERATED NOSE. D:NOSE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 21 Y.O. W MALE W/ABRASION TO EAR CANAL. PT WAS USING A *** & A STICK FL EW UP & STRUCK PT IN THE EAR @ HOME. E9208 |
| 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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