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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,497
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| L EYE PAIN USING *** DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 24 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT USING WEAD EATER-FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| INJUED HAND 1 MONTH AGO, NOW A *** FELL ON INJURED HAND. DX. HAND CELLU LITIS. * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT HAD ABRASION TO R EYE FROM FOREIGN BODY THROWN FROM *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CUT RLL *** DX; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Portable circular power saws |
| CUT LEG WITH ***,HAD ***SAW BLADE ATTACHED LAC LT LOWER LEG CH CH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Insect induced injuries |
| MULTIPLE BEE STINGS ON BACK-TONGUE SWELLING-SOB-WHILE ***-@ HOME OME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 16 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE CUTTER VS *** "LAC'' "LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PAIN TO CHEST AFTER USING *** DX: CHEST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| ACUTE ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS: USING *** IN YARD ONE WEEK AGO, REDD ENED AREAS EYES, EARS, LEGS, LIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| STRUCK LEG WITH A ***, DX; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS *** EATING WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE. D: ACUTE EYE PAIN ; LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 24 YOM USING *** AT HOME/CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 16YOM ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS HAND ON THE WIRE FROM A ***; 3-CM LACERATION O F THE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| WAS *** & HURT SHOULDERDX SHOULDER SPRAIN DX SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT STATES BACK PAIN USING *** AT HOME LUMBAR SPRAIN LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| FELL DOWN BANK WHILE *** GDX ANKLE SPRAIN DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 16 YO INJURED FOOT ON *** LAC FOOT LAC FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS CUT W/***. DX: R THIRD DIGIT 2 CM LAC/FX. DX: R THIRD DIGIT 2 CM LAC/FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| INJURED BACK WHILE USING *** DX LUMBAR STRAIN DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 23 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: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS - 23 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH ITCHY RASH WHICH DEVELOPE D AFTER *** - LIKELY POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WITH LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM *** WHACKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| WAS *** AT HOME; GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE YE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| CUTTING *** LINE, ARM JERKED TONIGHT, *** WAS OFF. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIA L STRAIN NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT C/O EYE PAIN AFTER USING *** YETERDAY. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-TWISTED FOOT WHILE ***-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Gasoline |
| AT HOME WORKIN ON ***,POURED GAS INTO MOWER, GOT ON SPARKPLUG BLEW UP I N PTS FACE, FOREARM/FACE BURNS,FIRE DEPT ? ,DX FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 23 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHEN ***.DX; R CORNEAL ABRASION. DX; R CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Footwear |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A TOE FROM A *** WHILE WEARING TENNIS SHOE S AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| GOT HIT IN EYE WITH A ROCK WHILE USING GAS POWERED *** AND SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS WEARING EYE GOGGLES WHILE USING A *** AND A ROCK GOT INTOLEFT EY E UNDER THE GOGGLES ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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