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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 49 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING HEDGECLIPPERS LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME ALST WEEK GOT A THORN IN RIGHT LOWER ARM AND PULLED IT OUT NOW IT IS INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 38 YO MALE CUT LEFT FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 32 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION: INJURED SELF WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| POISON IVY ON FOREARM-WHILE TRIMMING BRUSH IN YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 41 YO MALE CUT LEFT ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L FOREARM LAC 1.3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| RASH ON ARM-SINCE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 50 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: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER HEDGE CLIPPERS FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| PT ON A LADDER TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OFF THE LADDER FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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