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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 246
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT IN HIS OWN TREE AT HOME TRIMMING THE BRANCHES OFF ABOUT 20 FEET UO A ND FELL OUT STRUCK CHEST FRACTURED RIBS AND WRISTS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT IN HIS YARD TRIMMING TREES AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN ADMITTED FOR CHE ST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING HIS TREES AT HOME AND DEVELOPED SEVERE CHEST PAIN ADMIT TED FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING PRUINERS ON TREE-CHESTWALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HIT IN THE CHEST WITH LARGE HEDGE CLIPPERS CHEST CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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