Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,512
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	75
Year 1998:	141
Year 1999:	210
Year 2000:	96
Year 2001:	171
Year 2002:	206
Year 2003:	173
Year 2005:	53
Year 2006:	20
Year 2007:	120
Year 2008:	159
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,112	Hand:	92
Ear:	87	Lower Arm:	77
Wrist:	73	Neck:	68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
13YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPER BLADE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Archery
CUT HIS LT HAND- WAS MAKING A BOW & ARROW, IN BACKYARD, & CUT HAND WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX; LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL SHEARS AT HOME AND STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EAR LACERATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT HAD AVULSION TO TIP OF L THUMB FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT LEFT FIFTH FINGER WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING HEDGE CUTTERS, CUTTING RT WRIST DX: RT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A HEDGE CL IPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	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: Manual hedge trimmers
PT AND MOTHER STATES PT WAS HELPING DAD TRIM HEDGES USING MANUAL CLIPPE RS. PT REACHED IN TO REMOVE BRUSH AND 3RD FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT HELPING HER GRANDMOTHER TRIM BUSHES WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIM MERS SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
11YOWM-LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-CUT WHILE USING MANUAL HEDGE TRIMME RS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	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: Manual hedge trimmers
PT REMOVED OWN ARM CAST TODAY WITH A PAIR OF GARDEN HEDGE CLIPPERS SUST AINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT LAC FINGER ON HEDGECLIPPERS. DX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGERS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT WAS PLAYING W MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS THROWING THEM AROUND WHILE SNIPP ING WHEN HE ACCID CUT HIS NECK W TRIMMERS D REPAIR 6.2 CM COMPLEX LC N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH A HEDGE CUTTERDX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2001	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2000	Age: 12 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: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2000	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: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1999	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/1999	Age: 6 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: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1998	Age: 14 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: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/1997	Age: 13 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: Manual hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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