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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 205
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WHILE USING BLOWER ON LEAVES, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX: LT. CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| ACUTE CONTUC R ELBOW, HIT ON CAR WHILE PULL STARTING A LEAF BLOWER.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH A GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER 1 HOUR PTA. HANGING ON HOOKA ND FELL 5 FEET ONTO HEAD. DX. SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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