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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 642
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SLIPPED&FELL WHILE BLOWING LEAVES YESTERDAY, STRICKING ELBOW ON ROCK S, SUSTAINED" ELBOW CONTUSION"+" ELBOW BURSITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAS BLOWING LEAVES TODAY, RT EYE RED. ACUTE RT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SLIPPED&FELL TWISTING ANKLE WHILE BLOWING LEAVES, SUSTAINED " LT FIBULA FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| USED A LEAF BLOWER THIS AM AND BACK BEGAN HURTING SEVERLY. DX. ACUTE M YOFASCIAL STRAIN DORSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT HIP STR. PT STRAINED HIP WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| SHOULDER STRAIN, POSSIBLE BURSITIS - 50 YOM C/O LEFT SHOULDER PAIN AFTE R USING A LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS CUT USING LEAF BLOWER. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SPENT THE WHOLE DAY BLOWING LEAVES&DUST, WENT INSIDE, TOOK OFF THE C ONTACT LENSES, FB SENSATION SINCE THEN, SUSTAINED" RT CORNEAL ABRASION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| BLOWER FELL OFF SHELF DX. LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT HAD PX SINCE HOLDING HEAVY LEAF BLOWER. DX: TENOSYNOVITIS L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Lawn mowers |
| FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO RT EAR AFTER USING A BLOWER TO CLEAN UP AFTER MOWING LAWN. THINKS SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Gasoline |
| BURN TO LEFT HIP FROM LEAF BLOWER SPILLING GAS BURN LEFT HIP 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| INJURED USING LEAF BLOWER DX. EYELID ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 50 YOM WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER; DROPPED HIS CANE AND FELL ON CEMENT DRI VEWAY. LEFT KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WITH PROBABLE SPIDER BITE WHILE USING BLOWER. NEST OF BLACK WIDOW SP IDERS IN AREA HE WAS BLOWING. ARM/HAND NUMB. D:ULNAR NEUROPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT OPERATING A *** AND A LEAF BLOWER THIS AM SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST THIS EVENING STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE USING GAS LEAF BLOWER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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