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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,195
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: SCIATICA LOWER LUMBAR AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 45 YOF PRESENTS TO ER AFTER CUTTING AND LIFTING CHRISTMAS TREE. PT WITH PAIN IN ABDOMEN. DX: ABDOMINAL WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 33 Y/O M WAS CUTTING WOOD YESTERDAY AND INJURED LOWER BACK DX: LOWER BACK SPRAIN/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| BACK PAIN: C/O BACK PAIN, LOWER BACK, STATES CUTTING FIREWOOD TODAY HAS CHRONIC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN: YESTERDAY CUTTING WOOD, WHEN PICKED UP LOG FELT BACK "POP" LOWER BACK PAIN, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 43YOM WAS PULLING SOME HEAVY TOOLS OUT OF HIS TRUCK FELT A TUG IN LOWER BACK;LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LUMBAR BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING A PILE OF LOG, ALSO REPORTS CUTTING WOOD EARLIER IN BACKYARD>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Tools |
| LOWER BP THAT RADIATES DOWN L LEG-"PAIN HIT WHILE BENDING OVER" TO PICK UP TOOLS DX L ACUTE SCIATICA * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| LUMBAR BACK PAIN AFTER CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools, Containers |
| PT FELL WHILE MOVING A BOX OF TOOL DX: BUTTOCKS CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| LOW BACK STRAIN: STATES HURT BACK CHOPPING DOWN TREES, C/O LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN: HYDROCELE; L ANKLE PAIN; CUTTING TREES, HAULING WOOD, DRAGGING TREES, FELL SEVERAL TIMES INJ. BACK, L ANKLE, TESTICLE SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| BACK PAIN: 34YOM CUTTING WOOD YESTERDAY, REPORTS FEELING "POPPING SENSATION" LOWER BACK FOLLOWED BY PAIN, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 32 YO M LUMBAR STRAIN DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE HELPING FRIEND DO YARD WORK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING DOWN A TREE BRANCH WHEN THE BRACH BROKE OFF&PT FELL OFF,?HEIGHT , C/O LBP>>L1 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| LOW BACK STRAIN: CUTTING FIREWOOD THIS MORNING, LOWER BACK PAIN, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| BACK PAIN: ABOUT AN HOUR AGO BENT DOWN TO GRAB A TOOL, FELT SHARP PAIN "DOWN HIS BACK & BUTT, CAN'T BEND OF MOVE MUCH AT ALL" |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| PT LIFTED TOOLS. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES AND HURT BACK LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Tools |
| DX ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHR LOW BACK PAIN/SCIATICA: W LEAN'G OVERSNIP' G BUSHED ON FRI AFTERNOON & STATES BACK WENT OUT; C/O LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| LOW BACK STRAIN: 34YOM DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN AFTER CUTTING WOOD ALL DAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS UNLOADING TOOLS. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tools |
| LAST PM ADMITS HEAVY ETOH ABUSE, WENT OUT OF FIREWOOD&WENT TO CHOPPING WOOD AFTER WHICH DEVELOPED SEVERE ABD PAIN>>INTRABDOMINAL HEAMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER CUTTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| DX LWOBS: BACK PN, ACUTE ONSET SHARP LBP THIS A.M. W REACH'G FOR TOOL IN GARAGE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Tools |
| 51YOM CUTTING DOWN TREES AND MOVING LOGS AT HOME DEVELOPED BACKPAIN;SCI ATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| LBP AFTER DIGGING POST HOLES DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| DOING SPRING CLEANING YESTERDAY, USED ?LEAF FOR 2HRS, NOW C/O LBP >>MS/SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| LACERATION TO LEFT HIP AND BUTTOCK - LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO GARDEN TOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING WOOD AND PULLED BACK. DX LOW BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 51 YOM WAS CUTTING WOOD AND LOG FELL ON ABDOMEN; LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| PT STATES WAS CUTTING WOOD AND INJURED BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| R INGUINAL PAIN, R/O HERNIA: CHOPPING WOOD AND LIFTING, C/O R INGUINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| BACK AND NECK PAIN AFTER CHOPPING FIREWOOD DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| LBP WHILE CUTTING WOOD DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 29 YOM DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE CHOPPING WOOD LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 31Y/O,M,LIFTING HEAVY TOOLS, SINCE THEN LOWER BACK PAIN, EXACERBATION LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CHOPPING UP A TREE WITH A TOOL AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 61 YO MALE CO LOW BACK PAIN WHICH BEGAN ABRUPTLY WHEN CUTTING WOOD AT HOME - ALSO RIGHT GROIN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN WITH RADICULAR PAIN LT LOWER EXTREMITY: INJURED LOW BACK WHILE CUTTING & CARRYING WOOD OUT OF WOODS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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