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Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:76All Of Body:70
Finger:70Hand:63
Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/01/2010Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
23 YOM HAND LAC, USING PRUNING SHEERS AND CUT HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2010Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
17YOM HIT HEAD ON TREE LIMB WHILE TRIMMING TREE AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
22YOM WAS PRUNING A TREE, BRANCH BROKE TRAPPING HIM BETWEEN TREE TRUNK & BRANCH (100 LBS) C/O LOWER ABD PAIN. DX - CRUSH INJURY ABD/BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/22/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
25 YOM WAS USING A YARD TRIMMER AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT THUMB. LAC ERATION, LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2010Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
A 17 YOM WAS ELECTROCUTED IN THE HAND WHILE PRUNING BRANCHES. DX: ELECTROCUTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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