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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 601
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| LEFT SHIN LAC, PT WAS USING A WEED WACKER AND IT FELL HITTING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 13YOMC USING A *** AND AND FELT A BLADE OF GRASS WENT INTO EYE/CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| BROTHER PLAYING WITH *** AND TURNED IT ON AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT LAC HAND ONA ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| ABRAS L UPPER EYELID; WAS USING *** WHEN ROCK FLEW UP STRIKING HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| WEEDWACKING 2 DAYS EARLIER - NO PROTECTIVE GLASSES CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| WEED WACKING YESTERDAY, FELT SOMETHING HIT EYE/ FB LT EYE |
| 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 11 YOM WAS USING *** & SOMETHING FLEW UP & HIT HIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| SYRINGE WITH NEEDLE FLEW AND STUCK TO ARM - PT WAS CUTTING THE GRASS WI TH ***. D: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Day wear |
| PT WAS WEEDEATING AND ROCK FLEW UP HIS PANTS. DX: FB SCROTUM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A *** WHEN HE LACERATED HIS UPPER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELETRIC HEDGE TRIMMER; CUT FINGER. D: LACE RATION LEFT 3RD FINGER / DOG BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC CUTTERS - LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| LAC MOUTH ON WOOD TYPE OF CUTTER DEVICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH SMALL ROCK THAT WAS PROPELLED BY A ***. D: SUBCONJUN CTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 12 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS USING A HEDGE-TRIMMER & CUT SELF @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN TRYING TO START *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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