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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 427
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Date: 09/07/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Power lawn mowers
STARTED LAWNMOWER HIMSELF IN YARD AND PUT HAND UNDER IT CRUSHING TWO F INGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
CAUGHT R) 2ND FINGER WHILE TRYING TO START LAWNMOWER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT AT HOME PULLING THE START CORD ON A POWER MOWER THE CORD SLAPPED BAC K AND STRUCK HER LEFT THUMB CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PATIENT BURNED FINGERS ON HOT LAWN MOWER PART; 1ST DEGREE SUPERFICIAL T HERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT HOLDING MOWER DECK UP, BLADE DROPPED CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power lawn mowers
FOREIGN BODY REMOVED L THUMB, WORKING ON CARBURATOR OF LAWN MOWER AT FRIEND'S HOME, SPRING LAUNCHED, EMBEDDED IN L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
PLACED HAND UNDER A RUNNING LAWN MOWER- - TRF TO CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL LAWNMOWER INJURY OPEN FRACTURE INDEX FINGER & R RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/06/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
BURNS TO RT TIP OF FINGERS, TOUCHED LAWN MOWER ENGINE. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN OF FINGERTIPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT BURNED FINGERS ON LAWN MOWER MUFFLER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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