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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 717
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Date: 10/13/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS CUTTING TRASH WITH PRUNING SHEARS AND CUT FINGER DX: LT THUMB LAC X 2 1.9CM & 1.1CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
15 YOWF WAS HELPING TO TRIM BUSHES. FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN TRIMMERS. DX. LACERATION MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMER CUT TIP OF LEFT PINKY LACERATION LEFT SMALLF INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC R 4TH FING/7YOF AT HOME OUT BACK WAS PLAYING WITH LAWN CLIPPERS WIT H SIBLING AND CUT R RING FINGER. HAPPENED AT 10AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGERS ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. 0.25 LACERATION DISTAL RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION FINGER - 12 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON THE HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN THEY CUT HIS LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH LEFT FINGER LACERATION ON 4TH &5TH FINGER WHILE USING TREE TRIMMER. DX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUS MULTIPLE FINGER LACS FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT SELF W/ WEED CUTTER LACERATION LEFT 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUTTING BUSHES W/ SOME TRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
11YOF AT HOME LAC TO RING FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE CUTTER DX/2CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WITH A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGERS ON YARD EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING SOME HEDGE CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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