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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 871
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HAD A THORN STUCK IN HAND AND IS HAVING PAIN. PT ATTEMPTED TO PULL T HORN OUT WITH PLIERS. D: FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS. ADMITTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2007 | Age: 62 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| A PIECE OF WOOD FELL OFF A TREE THAT WAS CUTTING HITTING HAND, NOW C SW ELLING&INFE S&S >> CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREES DOWN, BRANCH SNAPPED & SPRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT INJ RT HAND WHILE CUTTING A TREE DOWN 1 MONTH PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 19 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, Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL WHILE CUTTING TREE AND LACERATED HAND ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN A TREE AND CHIPPER AT HOME DX: CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AND A LIMB FELL ONTO ARMDX: LT HAND AND WRIS T INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT INJ HANDS WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH DAD, USING CHAIN SAW BLOCKED LIMB THAT WAS FALLING ON HIM. DX-FRACTURE 4TH METACARPAL RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| DROPPED CACTUS IN POT ON HAND DX HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A LEMON TREE ON MONDAY AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND PULLED IT OUT CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers |
| PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN A TREE AND PLASTIC GRASS CATCHER ON MOWER AT HOME, DX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HAND FB-THORN IN HAND WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| C/O THORNS TO HAND WHILE CUTTING A LOCUST TREE, DX; FB WITH REMOVALTO H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING HIS PALM TREE AT HOM AND GOT A PALM FRON EMBEDDED IN HIS RI GHT HAND FB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| OUT SIDE CUTTING BRANCHES, GOT SOME THORNS INTO HAND " FB REMVOAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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