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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 637
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 46YOBF PT STATES SHE DEVELOPED PAIN AND SWELLING TO BOTH HANDS AFTER BLOWING LEAVES TODAY. DX. ALLERGIC REACTION, FLUID RETENTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Clothing accessories |
| 40YOF, HAD GLOVES ON&ACC GRABBED THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE OF LEAF BLOWER >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT HAND STR . PT STRAINED HAND WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT STATES WAS BLOWING LEAVES AT HOME AND HAND BECAME NUMB WITH WEAKNESS DX: NEUROPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN FAN OF LEAD BLOWER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| HIT HAND ON TRAILER WHILE TRYING TO START BLOWER RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CAUGHT HAND IN LEAF BLOWER DX: L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 27 YOM CONTUSION HAND WHILE PULL STARTING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER HAND FROM A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2000 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2000 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2000 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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