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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 604
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 15YOM CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS/ LAC RT 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 13YOM TRIMMING TREES AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SOMETHING DEVELOPED A RASH TO UPPER ARMS AND FACE CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | 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 |
| 12 YR M CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13YOM HAS LAC TO (L) MIDDLE & RING FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER DX;# LAC (L) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 9 YR M CUT FOOT ON EDGER BLADE;DX LACERATED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 6O NAM PLAYING WITH BUSH TRIMMER CUT FINGER AT HOME LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 6 Y MALE CUT HAND ON TREE TRIMMER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 15 YOF WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AND GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 8YOM SOMEONE WAS CUTTING SHRUBS WITH LAWN SHEARS, PT GOT TOO CLOSE; FIN GER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15YOF CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 9 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 LAC, 9 YOM CUT FINGER WHEN PLAYING WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | 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 |
| 14 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 15 YO F USING HEDGE CLIPPER, FELL HURT ANKLE AT HOME. DX FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14YOF, ACC CUT MULTI FINGERS OF LT HAND ON A HEDGE CUTTER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | 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 |
| 10 YOM, ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON GARDENING SHEARS DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10 YR M CUT FINGER WITH PRUNERS;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 11 Y/O MALE TRIMMING BUSHES WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AND IT KICKED BACK CUTTING KNEE DX: LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11YOM; PT WAS PLAYING WITH BUSH TRIMMER WHEN IT FELL - PT CUT HAND. D: 4TH LEFT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9 YOM C /O FINGER PAIN ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER AT HOME WITH TREE TRIMMERS. DX-LAC FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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