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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 269
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WORKING IN YARD AT HOME WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER, LAC LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND A PC OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK PT IN THE WRIST , LARGE LACERATION TO WRIST TAKING TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS WHILE GARDENING. DX: L WRIST LAC 2.5 - 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT INJURED WRIST 3 WEEKS AGO WHILE PRUNING TREE. PAIN CONTINUES. D: DE QUERVAINS TENOSYNOVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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