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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,319
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION TO THE LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER CUTTING IT ON A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | 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 AT GRANDFATHERS HOUSE AND HELPING HIM TRIM SHRUBS AND CUT LEFT RING FINGER WITH TRIMMERS C/OO PAIN LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WITH FATHER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN NECK STRAI NED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 6 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 LAC FINGER ON HEDGECLIPPERS. DX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 10 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A HEDGE CHIPPER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | 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 |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2004 | Age: 15 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 |
| FINGER LACERATION, PRUNING SHRUBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/GARDEN SHEARS. DX: L GREAT TOE LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | 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 |
| GOT TIP LIF IN HEDGE CLIPPERS TODAY. ACUTE 11/2CM LAC LIF TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A LAWN HEDGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT USING HEADGE TRIMMERS AND CUT TIP OF LEFT PINKY FINGER LACERATION LE FT SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 15 YR OLD MALE CUT HAND WITH LAWN CLIPPERS LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts |
| MOM STATES PT WAS WEEDING WHEN LOG FROM FENCE FELL ON HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| OPEN FRACTURE LEFT 5TH FINGER.PT INJURED FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT ON GARDEN SHEARS. DX: R THIGH LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | 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 CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. DX: FINGER LACERATION RIGHT INDEX 1 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | 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 USING HEDGE CLIPPERS - LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION FOOT - 9 YOM WAS RUNNING OUTSIDE BAREFOOT AND STEPPED ON PRU NING SHEARS INJURING HIS RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | 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 |
| 15 YO M CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | 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 |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING THE HEDGES AT HOME AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE TRIMMER . D: AMPUTATION LEFT 3RD FINGER TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 13 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 WHILE TRIMMING TREE WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LACERATI ON TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LACERATION LT 4TH DIGIT, TRIMMING HEDGES WITH *** HEDGETRIMMER, PLACED FINGERS IN WAY OF BLADE CAUSING IT TO CROSS OVER FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | 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 WITH HEADGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS - LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 13 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 |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 15 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 |
| LAC L 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS - CUT FINGERS WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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