Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 26-50 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,690
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,581	Lower Arm:	76
Upper Leg:	16	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
1.5 CM LAC LIF, REPAIRED: 35YOM USING HIS ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, CUT TIP OF FINGER, 1.5 CM, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
45 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO RMF & RRF. CUT THEM WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMME RS. MULTIPLE LACS TO R MIDDLE FINGER AND RIGHT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX:FINGER LAC-43YOM-TRIMMING HEDGE WITH GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER,GLOVE S ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 33 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: Power hedge trimmers
33YOM WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATED RT THUMB, INDEX AND MIDDLE AND 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
30 Y/O/F TRIMMING HEDGES WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FINGER DX/ LT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
45 YOF-SUSTAINED LAC TO TIP OF INDEX FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER-BATTERY OPERATED DX SUPERFICIAL FLAP LAC INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
35YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
31YOF CUT FINGER ON A ROTATING SAW OF HEDGE TRIMMERS, LACERATION AND AVULSION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
50YOM WAS USING A ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER ACCIDENTLY CUT LT INDEX FINGER ;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
38YOM CUT R MIDDLE FINGER ON MOTORIZED HEDGE TRIMMERS DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-39YOF WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, TURNED THEM OFF AND GRAZED FINGER ON THE BLADES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
31 YOM, FINGER LACERATION, PT. REPORTS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, CU T MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 42 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: Power hedge trimmers
42YOM CUT LEFT ARM WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME ABRASION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
50YOF CUT LEFT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
38YOF, ACC CUT FINGER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 30 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: Power hedge trimmers
30YOM, ACC CUT LT RING FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
44YOM USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER TO CUT NEIGHBORS HEDGES ACCIDENTLY CUT RT SECOND FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
50YOF SLICED (L) INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX;# LAC (L) INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
40 Y/O FEMALE WAS CUTTING BUSHES WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 30 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: Power hedge trimmers
30YOM, ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
35 YOF LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Tools
50YOM, ACC INJURIED TOE USING A ?HEDGE TRIMMER VS A LAWN TOOL >>PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
26YOM, CUT FINGERS WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME, LACERATIONS FING ERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
48 YOF INJURED FINGERS FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-ACUTE RIGHT HAND 2ND, 3RD DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION TO FNGER 40 YO BM CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
34 YOM L 2ND FINGER LAC, USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED LAC, 1.5 SM 6 SUTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
49YOF, CUT FINGERS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATIONS TO 2ND & 3RD FINGERS , FX DISTAL TUFT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 49 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: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
49YOM, ON ***, ACC CUT THIGH ON A GAS PRESSURED HEDGE TRIMMER>>LAC >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
33YOF CUTTING BUSHES, ACCIDENTALLY CUT HERSELF W/ ELECTRIC TREE CUTTER HEDGE TRIMER INJURED FINGER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
46 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE WAS USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS WITH AMPUT ATION LT FINGER- DX- AMPUTATION TO LT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
31 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME . DX: 3 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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