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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,308
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| LAC LMF ON HEDGE TRIMMERS TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| PRUNING BUSHES, CUT FINGER FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 24 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 LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON BUSH TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH AN EDGE TRIMMER DX: L THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT WAS WORKING IN THE YARD AT HOME TRIMMING A PALM TREE STUCK IN THE RI GHT EYE WITH THE PALM FROM ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER/CLIPPER AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AND CUT FOREARM WITH IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX L INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN HEDGE TRIMMER FINGER LACER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 24YMC TRIMMING BRUSH ON 7-13 NOW HAS RASH ON BACK, ARMS, LEGS AND STOMACH/CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 18 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 |
| 2CM FINGER LAC-@ CHURCH-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| INJURED FINGER USING A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: R INDEX FINGER FX. / LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEFT CORN ABR. PT WAS PRUNING BRANCHES AND WAS POKED IN EYE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| INJURED FINGERS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: R 4TH & 5TH FINGER FX.'S & LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | 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 |
| PT CUT BY HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON GARDEN SHEARS LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 18 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 RT MIDDLE FINGER WITH SHEARS WHILE DOING YARD WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | 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 |
| TRIMMING HEDGES AND LAC FINGER ON CLIPPERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/BUSH TRIMMER. DX: 1.5 CM LAC SECOND FINGER, .5CM AVULSION THIRD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONCUSSION,LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FINGER ,WENR INSIDE TO WASH IT,PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| FINGER LACERATION, WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | 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 GARDEN SHEARS DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 20 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. WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND THE BLADE GOT CAUGHT ON HIS FINGER. DX. LAC R RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER ON WOOD EDGER DX PARTIAL AMPUTATION R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | 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 |
| LACERATION TO THE LEFT 4TH DIGIT AFTER CUTTING IT ON A HEDGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| SUFFERED LACERATION TO THE TIP OF 4TH FINGER. PT WAS TRIMMING TREES ADN FELL FROM THE TREE CUTTING FNGER. DX: 3 CM LAC OF 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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