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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 504
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 45YOM WAS HOME CUTTING HEDGES ALL DAY WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS,DEVELOPED HAND PAIN;TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING HIS HEDGES WITH A BRAND NEW HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN HEDGE TRIMMER AND HAS LAC. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 50YOF WAS AT HOME USING LARGE PRUNING SHEARS YESTERDAY,NOTICED SWELLING IN THE HANDS;HAND SWOLLEN,LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LAC RT HAND ON PRUNNERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT LAC LT HAND WHILE TRIMMING THE HEDGES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| HAND LAC-CUT WHILE PRUNING A TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ACC CUT HAND ON PRUNING SHEAR "LAC' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL ON CLIPPERS YESTERDAY AT HOME AND INJURED HAND PT LEFT BEFORE B EING TREATED DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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