Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,422
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	153
Year 2001:	272
Year 2002:	30
Year 2003:	172
Year 2004:	71
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	212
Year 2009:	140
Year 2010:	158

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 22 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 CUT ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	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
PT CUT ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX// RIGHT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF WITH CLIPPERS WHILE DOING YARD- WORK TODAY AT HOME. DX-LT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
25 YO M LACERATION TO FOREARM CUT ON HEGDE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACUTE RHUS DERMATITIS: CUT HEDGES YESTERDAY, SCATTERED VESICLES FOREARMS, HANDS, FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX: R FOREARM SPRAIN, TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 23 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 SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING TREE AND CUT ARM W/PRUNER. DX: L FOREARM LACS 1 CM & 3 CM.
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: 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: 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: 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: 07/12/2004	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: 07/09/2003	Age: 25 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
PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: R FOREARM LAC 4.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	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
CUT ARM WITH A HEDGETRIMMER DX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 25 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
PATIENT CUT BY HEDGE CUTTER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUST. LAC. TO FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
24 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FOREARM. PT CUT SELF W/PRUNING SHEARS ACCIDEN TLY @ HOME. E9204
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2001	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2001	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2001	Age: 21 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2000	Age: 24 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2000	Age: 16 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2000	Age: 22 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: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1997	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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