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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2010 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 24YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM PULLED IT OUT PW ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 23YOF, C/O WORSENING ARM SWELLING/REDNESS AFTER DEV RASH ON ARM WHILE C UTTING HEDGES 3D AGO>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 25 M, PT WAS TRIMMING THORN TREE AT HOME AND GOT THORN EMBEDDED IN FORE ARM. DX. FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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