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Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 331
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:292Hand:38

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/22/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGERS WHEN GRABBED ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT HAND ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS, ACUTE L HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUTTING BUSHES W/ ELECTRICAL HEDGE CUTTERS LACERATION LEFT THUMB 2 1/2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
AMPUTATED FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT FINGER WHEN USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME; FINGER L AC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATED LEFT THUMB ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX: LACERATION, LEFT T HUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AT AUNTS HOUSE.DX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEADGE TRIMMER HE WAS USING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.HAD CUT TO RT. PINKY FINGER RT.HAND SUSTAIN FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX- LACERATION 1.5 CM OF 5TH FINGER RT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER TRYING TO USE ELECTRIC EDGERDX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER BUMPED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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