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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A BACK PACK LEAF BLOWER ON THE ROOF, FELL OFF CAUS ING A CONTUSION TO LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Eye protection devices |
| BLOWING LEAVES AND WEARING GOGGLES AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABR ASION/FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 18YOM USING LEAF BLOWER FB IN EYE MILD 2 DEGREE PROBABLE FB CONJUNCTI VITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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