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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 895
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| FELL 6 FT.FROM A TREE AFTER GETTING BURNED ON CHAINSAW MUFFLER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 29 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| P/W B/L ARMS RASH S/P CUTTING A TREE OVER WKEND >> CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT INJ ARM WHILE TRIMMING A TREE DX: LT ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT INJ LT ARM WHILE CUTTING A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING MESQUITE TREE AT HOME WHEN BRANCH FELL ONTO ARM AND BROKE O FF. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, POSSIBLE RETAINED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT FELL OFF FENCE WHEN JUMPING TO A TREE, HIT HEAD, POSSIBLE LOC, ARM PAIN; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories |
| RACING SISTER ON BIKE, HIT CURB AND FELL INTO A TREE. DX FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PRUNING PALM TREE WHEN LG SPLINTER IN LEFT ARM. REDNESS/EDEMA / BRUISING. D: FOREIGN BODY LEFT ARM, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUTTING TREE BRANCHES AND LIMB STRUCK LOWER ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 45 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: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT TRIMMING TREE WITH CHAINSAW,CHAIRSAW FELL ON L FOREARM,+ETOH LACERATION DORSAL FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WITH LAC TO ARM, WAS CUTING TREES, BLADE BOUNCED BACK AND CUT HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers |
| FOREARM ABS-SCRAPED ARM ON TREE BARK WHILE ON RIDING MOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND A LIMB FELL ACROSS RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURE D ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 14 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fishing |
| RASH - 14 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH SEVERE RASH OVER ARMS FOR SEVERAL DAYSD URATION AFTER FISHING ON RIVERBANK - EXPOSED TO SHRUBS AND *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 26 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: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN FELL 30 FEET. ?LOC. RECALLS ENTIRE EVENT. D:DIS TAL RADIAL INTRAARTICULAR FX, FOREARM LACERATION 7CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers |
| 65 YO M LACERATION TO FOREARM PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN AND HIT ARM WITH A BRANCH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Balloons |
| PATIENT FELL 6 FT FROM TREE NEAR HOUSE, WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND LOST HIS FOOTING; FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| ABRAS;CONT ARM AND HAND/15YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE IN BACK LAWN AT HOM E AND TREE FELL AND STRUCK R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rope or string |
| PT WAS CLIMBING DOWN A "STRING" THAT WAS TIED UP IN A TREE AND FELL. DX . LOWER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PLM TREE AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM F AR M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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