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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,193
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A "LIMB CUTTER" AND IT HIT PT ON LEG- CUT TO LE G. D: LACERATION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | 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 USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 10/05/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS, HELPED MOTHER CUT HEDGES THURSDAY, NEXT DAY ITCHING, REDNESS AROUND EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC L LEG - CUT LEG WITH PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WEED CUTTING ACCIDENT WITH FALL- DX - FRACTURE RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 08/28/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 08/23/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 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: 08/23/2003 | 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 |
| CUT FINGERS ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. 0.25 LACERATION DISTAL RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT HAND WITH A HEDGE CLIPPERS DX: HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 08/14/2003 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN THEY CUT HIS LT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 07/15/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION FOREARM - PATIENT CUT INNER ASPECT OF RIGHT FOREARM WITH PRU NING SHEARS - 2 CM LACERATION - AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS *** WITH *** AND GOT POISON IVY ON NECK AND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 6 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 SUS MULTIPLE FINGER LACS FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| CUT SELF W/ WEED CUTTER LACERATION LEFT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT HIS CHIN WHILE USING WEED-EATER DX-CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 15 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUTTING BUSHES W/ SOME TRIMMERS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| 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: 05/27/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 10 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 |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WITH A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | 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 |
| CUT FINGERS ON YARD EDGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 12 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 |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING SOME HEDGE CLIPPERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LACERATED L UPPER ARM ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AT FRIENDS, ACUTE L ARM LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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