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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,513
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER FOREARM LAC, NOSE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 18YOM AT UNKNOWN LOCALE TRIPPED OVER TREE TRIMMER BACK PAIN DX/LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2004 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGECLIPPERS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME WHEN ONE FELL ON HIS HEAD CLOSED HEA D INJURY WITH SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | 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 A HEDGE CUTTER DX: R 4TH FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION THIGH - 16 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THIGH FRO M HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PRUNING PLANTS COMPLEX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HIT IN CHEST WITH TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING TREE AT HOME. DX: CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH TREE TRIMMERS. DX-LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 25 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 A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: L THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CORNEAL AB-@ HOME IN YARD-HIT W/ TREE LIMB HE WAS CUTTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 25 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 A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: R 3RD FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN A LARGE BRANCH CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT AT PARENTS HOUSE WAS UP ABOUT 7 FEET IN A TREE TRIMMING IT JUMPED OU T STRAINED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGETRIMMER AND CUT CORD AND GOT SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAWN CLIPPERS FELL AND LANDED ON FOOT. D: SIMPLE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 19 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 LEFT 5TH FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS LACERATION LEFT SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | 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 |
| LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION.PT CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 22 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 A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: L 3RD FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 25 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 |
| LAC LT 5TH FINGER W/ HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 20 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | 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 |
| 22 YOM USING HEDGE CLIPPER LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| LEFT 3RD FINGER FX. PT INJURED FINGER ON A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| LACERATON HAND FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| BEE STINGS - 16 YOM WAS CUTTING WEEDS AND WAS STUNG ABOUT FOUR TIMES, H AS FACIAL SWELLING AND HIVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | 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 |
| USING WEED CUTTER AT HOME WHEN LAC R FOREARM DX 4 CM LAC R FOREARM W 2 LAYER REPAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | 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-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 24 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 USING HEDGE TRIMMERS DX L FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | 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 |
| RT RING FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMM ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 19 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: Amputation |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FINGER TIP AMPUTATION-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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: 05/26/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL HOLDING GARDEN TRIMMERS DX. CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | 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 LAC LT 5TH DIGIT WITH CLIPPERS WHILE CUTTING FLOWERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CERVICAL STRAIN-HELPING BOYFRIEND TRIM TREES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED LEFT INDEX FINGER CUT WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES OFF TREE LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON GARDEN CLIPPERS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | 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 TRIMMERS DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | 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 |
| CUT SELF WITTH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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