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Accidents - Leaf blowers - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
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Date: 11/16/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2009Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers, Other unpowered garden tools
ABDOMINAL WALL CONT: STATES HIT LOWER ABD WALL WITH A BLOWER WHILE RAKING LEAVES, C/O PAIN AROUND STOMACH FROM COLOSTOMY, CONCERN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2009Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Leaf blowers
49YO HISP MALE AT HOME USED HEAVY BLOWER OVER WEEKEND,C/O THIGH PAIN SHOULDER PAIN,HEADACHE,DX R SHOULDER PX-ARTHRITIS,R BACK PX-SCIATICA,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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