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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 279
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT, HX OF IVDA, HAS REDNESS/SWELLING OVER ARM. BEGAN 2 DAYS AGO WHEN CU TTING TREES & SUSTAINED POSSIBLE CUT AT THE TIME. D:CELULITIS. ELOPED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES AND HAS DEVELOPED A RASH SINCE THEN. CONTACT DERMATITIS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH RASH TO ARMS/LEGS AND NOW CHEST/NECK SINCE CUTTING AGAVE CACTUS ONE WEEK AGO. D: CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| USING *** AT HOME, SLIPPED, FELL INTO TREE. DX FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| AT HOME ON LADDER CUTTING BRANCHES-BRANCH HIT LADDER,PT SLID DOWN TREE,NLOC,DX ABRASION L FOREARM , HEMATOMA L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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