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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 462
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING IN THE YEARD & CUT HIMSELF WITH THE TRIMMERS SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX - RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS GARDENING & ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE TIP OF HER FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX - LACERATION OF TIP OF RT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PRUNING PLANTS AT HER HOME/ LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| DROPPED PRUNING SHEAR ON FOOT " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND GOT PALM FROND IN R LOWER LEG DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING HEDGES, ACCIDENTALLY GRABBED TRIMMER BLADE INSTEAD OF HANDL E DX: FINGERTIP AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX RIGHT RIB FRACTURE: TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES, FELL AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE BLADE HIT HIS LT THUMB. DX - LT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER ON CLIPPER, WHEN CUTTING TREE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING CLIPPING SHEARS (NON-MOTORIZED) AND CLIPPED TIP OF FINGER LACERA TION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING PALM TREES , PALM FELL AND THORN ON LIMB STRUCK R CHEEK DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEERS DX: L THUMB TIP AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME. DX: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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