Accidents - Leaf blowers - 6-15 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME & DIRT FLEW INTO EYE DX: CONJUNCTIVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
15 YO MALE FELT POP WHEN PULL STARTING LEAF BLOWER RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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