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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING HIS PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME ON THURSDAY WHEN THE STREAM OFF WA TER DUG INTO LOWER LEG THE AREA GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME YESTERDAY AND STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG WHICH CAUSED A WOUND THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT FELL WHILE PRESSURE WASHING AND HIGH PRESSURE WATER HIT CALF. DX: HIGH PRESSURE INJURY L CALF, R/O COMPARTMENT SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN PRESSURE WASHER KNOCKED HER DOWN AT HOME DX: LARGE HEMATOMA TO LT LOWER CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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