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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 26-50 years old - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
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Date: 09/16/2006Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING HEDGECLIPPERS LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 08/04/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 07/21/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 07/14/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 06/23/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 06/21/2006Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 05/24/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 05/13/2006Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIPPED OVER HEDGE CLIPPERS FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2006Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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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