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Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 371
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Date: 09/13/2008Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT GARDENING AND USING ELECTRIC GARDEN TRIMMER WHEN LACERATED FINGERS. D: LACERATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER TIP WHILE PRUNING HIS SUNFLOWERS THIS AM AT HOME.PT ALSO REMOVED A SMALL PART OF THE NAIL.DX:AVULSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN A TRIMMER. DX. COMPLICATED FINGER LACERATION, SKI N AND FINGERNIAL AVULSION.*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/05/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A BATTERY POWERED TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
49Y/O,M,INJURED FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER, R 3RD FINGER AVULSION, R 4TH FINGER 1 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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