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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,566
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| 25YO HISP MALE HIT HEAD ON TREE BRANCH WHILE HIKING TODAY DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| 21 Y/O C/O LOW BACK PAIN WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH CHAINSAW AND TREE FELL ON HIS BACK. DX-CONTUSION LOW BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands |
| PATIENT WAS CLIMBING A TREE TO PUT A DEER STAND UP 7 DAYS AGO, NOW WITH RASH IN GROIN; POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other manual workshop tools |
| CUTTING TREE AT HOME, SLIPPED SPRAINING WRIST AND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 25 YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES ON SATURDAY AND NOW HAS BACK PAIN ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Swings or swing sets |
| LACERATION OF FACE FROM HITTING A TREE WHILE SWINGING# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Day wear |
| 24 YO M BILAT ANKLE PAIN PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL CATCHING HIS HOOD CAUSING PT TO FALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| 19 Y/O CUTTING TREE WITH A SAW WHEN TREE BRANCH HIT RIGHT EYE. DX-LAC EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Golf |
| PT WAS GOLFING WHEN HE HIT THE BALL UNDER A PINE TREE. WENT TO GET BALL AND WAS HIT IN THE L EYE W/ A TREE BRANCH. L EYE PAIN. DX CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| BLUNT RENAL INJ:CUTTING DOWN TREE IN WOODS WHEN IT FELL,STRUCK PT IN LOWER BACK,PINNING LEG TO GROUND,SWELLED AREA L LOW BACK, LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS ON BROTHERS SHOULDER LOOKING UP ON A BALCONY SAW A WASP NEST FELL BACKWARDS LANDED ONTO A TREE STUMP. DX L4-FRACTURE SPINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| FELL OUT OF TREE OFF OF LADDER DX; R WRIST FX W/DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts |
| FELL OUT OF TREE AND INTO BARBED WIRE. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| FRACTURE UPPER LEG - 16 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD AND TRE E SNAPPED AND HIT RIGHT LEG - OBVIOUS DEFORMITY - TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PT STATES FELL OUT OF TREE HITTING HEAD ON LADDER DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Golf |
| PT WAS GOLFING AND TURNED AND RAN INTO A LIVE TREE/ CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rope or string |
| DOING TREE WORK & BRANCH FELL ON CHEST & SUPPORT ROPE CAUGHT AROUND NEC K; ROPE BURN ON NECK; DX:CONTUS RT CLAVICLE,ROPE BURN RT NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| POISON SUMAC EXPOSURE: DERMATITIS: CUTTING SOME BRANCHES FOR A CAMPFIRE, CUT DOWN A TREE THAT APPEARED TO BE POISON SUMAC,RASH FACIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles |
| PT ON A FOUR WHEELED ATV AND RAN OFF THE ROAD STRUCK A TREE ALSO WAS IN TOXICATED SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Containers |
| PT STATES A BRANCH FELL OFF TREE, HIT STREETLIGHT, BOUNCED OFF AND HIT PTS LEG WHILE HE WAS SITTING ON A CRATE, CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles |
| PT RIDING *** AND HIT A TREE AND INJURED FACE DX// FACIAL CONTUSION DX// FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power hedge trimmers |
| PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER & TRIPPED OVER CORD INJURING FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING TREE BRACHES ABRASION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE AND TREE LIMB FELL ONTO RT SHOLDER DX: RT SHOULDER INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| C/O GRADUAL ONSET LOWER BACK PAIN FOR 2 DAYS AFTER HELPING A FRIEND CUT TING A TREE >> MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Treehouses or playhouses |
| BACK STRAIN: HAD TO CLIMB UP TREE, DISMANTLING TREE HOUSE, BACK BEGAN TO HURT, LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chairs |
| FELL OUT OF TREE INTO A CHAIR, HURT BACK. DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sinks |
| FELL OFF A TREE, 5FEET HIGHT, SCRATCHING WRIST&ANKLE ONTO OLD SINK UNDE R THE TREE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING A TREE AT PARENT'S HOME WHEN THE CHAINSAW JERKED AND CUT PT'S FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Golf |
| PLAYING DISK GOLF HIT IN EYE BY TREE BRANCH CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds |
| FOOT CT-RAN INTO A TREE WHILE SLEDDING-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Snow boarding |
| SNOWBOARDING AT LOCAL SKI RESORT WHEN STURCK TREE BREAKING TOOTH AND IN J LOW BACK DX DENTAL FX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 22 YOM WAS CUTTING TREES YESTERDAY, C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN SINCE, DX: BLEPH ARITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 21 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: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| HAND CAUGHT B/T TREE& A WOOD CHIPPER THAT SLIPPED >>DEEP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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