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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| GARDENING&ACCIDENTALLY GOT PRICKED BY A PLANT, ?RUOMS, NOW WITH HAND PA IN, SWELLING&REDNESS>>CELLULITIS/FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| 43Y/O,M,CUTTING A TREE, HURT HAND, L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HAD A THORN STUCK IN HAND AND IS HAVING PAIN. PT ATTEMPTED TO PULL T HORN OUT WITH PLIERS. D: FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS. ADMITTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN A TREE AND CHIPPER AT HOME DX: CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers |
| PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN A TREE AND PLASTIC GRASS CATCHER ON MOWER AT HOME, DX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HAND FB-THORN IN HAND WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| C/O THORNS TO HAND WHILE CUTTING A LOCUST TREE, DX; FB WITH REMOVALTO H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ceilings and walls |
| HIT TREE AND WALL W/FIST, R HAND PAIN DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| CUTTING TREE WHILE ON LADDER, FELL OFF/ CONTUSION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| PT FELL WHILE HIKING AND FELL ON CACTUS. CACTUS NEEDLE IN HAND. D: FORE IGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 39 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING PALM TREE @ HOME, C/O SWOLLEN HAND DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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