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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 196
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 36 YOM JAMMED LEFT WRIST ON LEAF BLOWER SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| 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: 02/13/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 50 YOM TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER SPRAIN WRSIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| HIT WRIST ON BLOWER; HEMATOMA WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/1999 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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