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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 242
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives |
| 39 YOM WAS CUTTING BRANCHES OFF A CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIP- PED CUT HIS RT LOWER LEG. DX-LACERATION TO RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, House repair or construction materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A BUSH & FELL INTO CINDER BLOCK INJURING CALF DX DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES WHEN GOT MESQUITE THORN IN LOWER LEG S/P STEPPING ON A BRANCH. D:FOREIGN BODY, LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING SOME TREES AT HOME WHEN A LIMB FELL ON HIM. DX. TIB/ FI B FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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