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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,996
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND ON A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS USING TRIMMER ON TREE AT HOME AND INJURED FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25 YO USING TRIMMER INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | 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 |
| 24 YOM CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 19 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS: TRIMMING A LILAC BUSH, RASH FACE, ARMS, LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING PRUNERS LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING BUSHES AND LACERATED R WRIST# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER USING TRIMMING SHEARS AT HOMEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | 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 |
| PATIENT LACERATED FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FOOT LAC-STEPPED ON GARDEN SHEARS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 23 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| THORACIC STRAIN-FELL 15 FEET WHILE TRIMMING TREES-HIT SEVERAL LIMBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 25 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 |
| CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| CUT THIGH ON HEDGE TRIMMERS, DX; LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS RT SMALL FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE AT HOME DX: RT SMALL FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | 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 |
| 19 YO USING HEDGE TRIMMERS INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | 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 SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT AT HOME TRIMMING SHRUBS R LEG LAC / DX TOTAL 3IN LAC R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 17 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, PT INJURED FINGERS WHEN CUTTING IT ON A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMM ERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | 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 |
| ACC CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER "LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ACC CUT FA ON A TREE ?RUNER 'LAC' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | 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 CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | 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 CUT FINGER W/HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX: MIDDLE FINGER LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | 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 |
| PT WAS CUTTING HEDGED WITH CLIPPER AND CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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 LAC LT HAND WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | 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 THUMB ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX SUPERFICIAL THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| USING TRIMMER AT HOME ON BUSHES, HURT THUMB. THUMB STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | 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 |
| LAC FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER TRIMMING BUSHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | 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 USING HEDGE TRIMMERS - LAC TO R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST-WORKING WITH LAWN WEEDER-HIT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HURT LEG CUTTING WOOD YESTERDAY DX NO TREATMENT, LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE CUTTER. DX: L INDEX LAC W/SMALL OPEN FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | 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 FIGNER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME, DX; LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB USING A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | 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 FINGERS AT HOME TODAY WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS DX// LAC LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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