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Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,546
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Date: 09/29/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 34 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDG E TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT BY AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. LAC L INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
INJURED WITH ELECTRIC HEDGETRIMMER 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE 2,3,4 FINGER LACER ATIONS REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LT FINGER FX'S W/ LAC'S-AT HOME-INJURED W/ ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 09/01/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE DOING YRD WORK AT HOME LAC R THUMB ON TRIMMERS DX R THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
RT LONG AND RING FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED TWO FINGERS WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION RT 3RD FINGER-CUT RT 3RD FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. HAS 1.5 CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMERS.DX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
WAS TRIMMING HEDGES W/ ELECTRIC TRIMMER & LAC DIGITS 3,4, & 5 LT HAND. @
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS-LEFT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - 41 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS, WAS D/C'D HOME, TOOK *** AND HAD ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING SOME HEDGE TRIMMERS AND LACERATED FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDEGE TRIMMERS DX: LAC TO RT RING FINGER +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO L 2ND FINGER, INJURY OCCURED WHILE PT WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE T RIMMER. ^
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, CUT OFF L MIDDLE FINGER DX AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/21/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - 45 YOM STATES CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC H EDGE TRIMMER APPROX 20 MIN PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A HEDGE TRIMMER,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
49 Y/O M /CO LAC TO INDEX FINGER - CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT BY ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS CUT W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L RING FINGER LAC < .25 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - CUT LEFT RING FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
# 48 YOM USING HEDGE CLIPPERS CUT FINGERDX LACERATION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER. LT INDEX FLAP LAC@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS-LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LT. MIDDLE FINGER W/ ELETRIC HEDGE CUTTERS DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS-THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT STATES WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND BELIEVES HE FLIPPED IT OVER &GR ABBED THE BAR BY ACCIDENT CUTTING HIS FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
# 46 YOM CUT THUMB ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX LACERATION R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER: CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, 2 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATIONS, SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS USING AUTOMATIC HEDGE CLIPPER S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT RIGHT PINKY FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CUTTER. DX: LACERATION, RIGHTP INKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
39 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FINGER LACS. PT INJ SELF ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS@ HOME. E9201
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CAUGHT FINGER IN HEDGE TRIMMERDX: R 5TH FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING HEDGE CLIPPERS AND LACERATED FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS SHE WAS USING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION TO LT 3RD FINGER, CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC *** TRIMMER AT HO ME CUTTING HEDGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION L FINGER, CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE SCISSORS.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LEFT RING FINGER WITH HEDGER TRIMMERS SHE WAS USING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERDX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT. TRIMMING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME. DX. LAC R IN DEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING THE HEDGE WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME.DX- LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH A ***DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE T RIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT STATES SHE CUT HER FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
36 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FINGER LAC. PT CUT SELF W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. E 9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME LACERATIONF INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT SUST. LAC. TO FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON SOME ELECTRIC HEDGEC LIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT L MIDDLE FINGER WITH ELECTRIC SHEARS. DX. 2.5 CM. L INDEX FINGER LA CERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
50 YO F C/O LACERATION TO L HAND 1ST DIGIT, CUT ON GARDENING SHEARS @ H OME DX: L INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER - CUT FINGERS ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
37 YO M CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
50 Y.O.W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ WHILE USING ELECTRIC TREE LIMB TRIMM ERS. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT L INDEX FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. 3CM LAC L INDEXFIN GER $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
TRIMMING HEDGES AND FELL AND AMPUTATED FINGER ON THE ELECTRIC TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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