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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 773
See also: 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 |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| FELL 6 FT.FROM A TREE AFTER GETTING BURNED ON CHAINSAW MUFFLER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Tools |
| P/W B/L ARMS RASH S/P CUTTING A TREE OVER WKEND >> CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING MESQUITE TREE AT HOME WHEN BRANCH FELL ONTO ARM AND BROKE O FF. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, POSSIBLE RETAINED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT TRIMMING TREE WITH CHAINSAW,CHAIRSAW FELL ON L FOREARM,+ETOH LACERATION DORSAL FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN FELL 30 FEET. ?LOC. RECALLS ENTIRE EVENT. D:DIS TAL RADIAL INTRAARTICULAR FX, FOREARM LACERATION 7CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME. WAS HIT ON ARM BY TREE LIMB DX: HEMATOMA LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 36 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: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT CUTTING TREES WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN INJURED ARM. D: FOREARM FX , LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT WHILE PRUNING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 32 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, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING A TREE@HOME, C/O RASH TO ARMS, DX; DERMATITIS/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING A TREE LIMB WITH A POCKET KNIFE, HAND SLIPPED, ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT FOREARM. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other containers |
| PT FELL INTO CACTUS WHEN TRIPPED OVER CURB WHILE CARRYING RECYCLE BIN. D: CACTUS FOREIGN BODY, FOREARM, SHALLOW LACERATIONS/CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 32 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, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME AND ONE FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM CON TUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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