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Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - 16-25 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:97Knee:83

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/27/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT WAS CLIPPING PALM TREES WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN SH E KNELT DOWN ON THEM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT SUST LACERATION TO KNEE FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT C/O CUT FINGER. PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE SHEARS. DX LAC RT SMALL FIG NER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS ON HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX - OPEN TUFT FRACTURE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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