Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 655
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH PRUNNING SHEARS/ FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FX FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT BY HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS, PT CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT L 3RD FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS, BROTHER WAS IN HOUSE W/CLIPPERS AND CUT L 3RD FINGER. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS-LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE USING A TREE TRIMMER PT CUT INTO HIS 4TH DIGIT LT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT.C/O CUT TO 2RD FINGER LT.HAND SUSTAIN USING TRIMMERS AT HOME. DX-2CM LACERATION LT.2RD FINGER TIP LT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PRUNING BUSHES CUT FINGER/ LAC RT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT'S BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY CLIPPED PT'S. LEFT 4TH FINGER WITH HEDGE CUTTERS WHILE TRIMMING HEDGE. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: 2.5 CM R INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
MOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT SON'S FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: AVULSION FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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