Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,851
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,525	Lower Leg:	117
Lower Arm:	86	Face:	59
Hand:	30	Upper Trunk:	15
Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 17 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
17 YO MALE CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	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
PT CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	Age: 20 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. CUT L MIDDLE FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	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
INJURED WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. L RING FINGER LACERATION AND FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	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
24YOM LAC #4 FINGER HEDGETRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RIGHT INDEX FINGER FX. PT INUJURED FINGER WHEN USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	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
PLAYING WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT THUMB AT HOME. *DX: LACERATION OF THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 20 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
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	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
PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	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
PT CUT FINGERS WHILE USING HEDGE PRUNERS. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/08/2006	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
REACHING UP TO CUT HEDGES WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AND LACERATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 18 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 WHILE CUTTING HEDGES WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	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 FINGER WHENUSING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A BUSH AND DEVELOPED A RASH ON FOREARMS COPNTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING HEDGES AND DEVELOPED RASH DERMATITIS NECK/FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	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
PT CUT FINGER ON ***DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 22 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
PT CUT LEG W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L LEG LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LACERATIONS TO LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 23 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 2ND DIGIT WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	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
PT CUT LEFT THUMB WITH HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 21 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 DISTAL R IND FING/21YOM AT HOME CUT R IND FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	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 TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME, LAC LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RIGHT FOOT CONT. PT WAS TRYING TO BREAK A BRANCH WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	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
COMPLEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 17 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, Day wear
LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND IT GOT AWAY FROM HIM AND CUT THROUGH LEG OF *** JEANS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX ANTERIOR CHEST CONTUSION: FELL 12 FEET WHILE TRIMMING TREE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX AVULSION TO LEFT PINKY FINGER: USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	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
RT HAND LACERATION.PT CUT HAND ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON PRUNING SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 18 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
FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. 2 CM FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 17 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
17 YO CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 25 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
RIGHT THUMB LAC, PT CUT FINGER USING A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 19 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUT RIGHT 4TH FINGER WHILE TRIMMING THE HEDGES WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	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 INDEX FINGER TIP WHILE USING TREE TRIMMER DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	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
L 5TH FING LAC/20YOM CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 18 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
OPERATING HEDGE TRIMMER & LOST CONTROL INJURED FINGER FINGER LAC. WITH FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 20 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. L. MIDDLE FINGER W/ PRUNING SHEARS. DX. LAC. L. MIDDLE FINGER.#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	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
COMPLEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON GARDEN SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	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
PT LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2006	Age: 19 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
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: L MIDDLE FINGER DISTAL PHALANX LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.