Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,734
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	652
Year 2007:	380
Year 2008:	701

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCHES BACK WHEN ONE CAME BACK, HITTING (L) SIDE OF FACE---ACUTE FACIAL / HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
49 Y/O CUTTING LARGE TREE WITH CHAINSAW TREE LIMBS FELL AND STRUCK PATIENT KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND DX-FX SKULL FX RADIUS/ULNA LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Clothing accessories
WALKING IN WOODS, LARG TREE TOP FELL AND STRUCK HARD HAT/CONC W/O LOC CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
36YOM WHITE TRIMMING BRANCHES ON TREE-STANDING ON BRICK WALL-BRANCH CAME BACK HIT BACK HEAD-FELL ON CHEST,+LOC,DX CLOSED HEAD INJ-MINOR,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
STRUCK IN HEAD BY TREE BRANCH WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX HEAD LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
26 YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE AND BRANCH FELL AND HIT HEADCLOSED HEAD IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE CUTTING DOWN A BRANCH FROM MANGO TREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
PT MOWING THE LAWN, HAD A BRANCH CATCH HIS HEAD DX; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Baseball
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE WAS RUNNING TO CATCH A BALL AND HIT HEAD ON A TRE E/ DX CHI LAC L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING DOWN TREE, HIT INHEAD BY LARGE BRANCH/ 18CM SCALP LAC, BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES, LIMB FELL ON HEAD & PT SUFFERED LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT CUTTING DOWN TREE HAD BRANCH STRIKE PT ON HEAD CAUSING LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tractors
PATIENT WAS ON A TRACTOR, TREE LIMBE FELL ON HIM. DX-SUBARCHNOID HEMMOR HEMORRHAGE, SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, HEMATOMA EPIDURAL, TRAUMATIC, COMA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/19/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
PT WAS MOWING LAWN AND WHILE LOOKING DOWN RAN INTO A TREE BRANCH STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH AND IT CAME DOWN ON HEAD DX: ABRASION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TREES AND FELL OFF A LADDER, 15 FT ONTO THE CEMENT HEAD FIRST. DX-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
A LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON PT'S HEAD WHILE TRIMMING TREE , + LOC DX: HEAD TRUAMA, BACK INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise
PT STRUCK HEAD ON TREE BRANCH WHEN WALKING IN "WALK" C/O HEAD PAIN DX: CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps
HIT IN HEAD WITH TREE LIMB, KNOCKED HIM DOWN 5 STEPS DX CHI, LEFT AMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sports and recreational activity
PT WAS PLAYING PAINTBALL IN PARK WITH FRIENDS, RAN INTO A TREE. C/O HEAD, LT SHOULDER PAIN DX: SCALP LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS ON LADDER TREE TRIMMING TODAY WHEN A BRANCH FELL & HIT HIM ON THE SCALP. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
49 YOM CUTTING DOWN A TREE, WEARING HELMET, WHEN BRANCH STRUCK HIS HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT STRUCK BY TREE LIMB WHILE TRIMMING TREE, SUFFERED CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS PRUNING TREE LIMBS, LARGE LIMB STRUCK HEAD. DX-CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING TREES, TREE FELL AND HIT HIM IN HEAD, DX; HEAD LAC PT DID NOT STATE WHAT HE WAS CUTTING WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Horseback riding
PT.INJ.SCALP WHEN RIDING A HORSE IN MTS. & GOT OFF TO MOVE A TREE BRANC H & IT BROKE & HIT PTS. HEAD,NO L.O.C. DX; LAC.SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
~SCALP CONTUSION: CUTTING TOP OUT OF TREE AT HOME, TOP OF TREE HIT HEAD FEW SECONDS L.O.C., DIZZY, HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
PT RIDING BIKE AND HIT TOP OF HEAD ON A TREE LIMB SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sports and recreational activity
PT WAS PLAYING TUG OF WAR AND SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HER HEAD O N A TREE. DX: MILD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Balloons
PT CLIMBING A TREE ABOUT 15 FEET TO GET A BALLOON AND FELL OUT ONTO HEA D CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON TREE WHILE MOWING LAWN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
SCALP LACERATION SUTURED: FATHER CUTTING TREE DOWN, BRANCH LACERATED PATIENT'S SCALP WHEN BRANCH FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Wire
FALL 15 FT FROM TREE, WAS HANGING WIRE @ HOUSE DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
MILD CONCUSSION-HIT BY FALLING TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tractors
PT. WAS CLEARING BRUSH RIDING ON HIS TRACTOR, A LIMB FELL ON HIS HEAD DIAGNOSIS; LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CONCUSSION-NO LOC-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-LIMB HIT HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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