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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS.PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER TO BLOW LEAVES AND SOM ETHING FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | 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: Leaf blowers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN.PT SWUNG A GAS POWERED BLOWER ON SHOULDER AND HAD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME ON 1-11 AND TWISTED WRONG CONTINUED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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