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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 493
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT RYING TO START HIS LAWNMOWER GOT HAND CAUGHT IN PULL CORD NOW C/O PA IN FRACTURE HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers, Gasoline |
| PT PUT GASOLINE IN LAWN MOWER CAUGHT IN FIRE, BOTH HANDS BURNED, NO FIR E DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| 67YOM-CONTUSION LEFT HAND-STARTING UP LAWN MOWER-AT HOME-CORD SNAPPED H IT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| BURN LEFT HAND. PLACED HAND ON HOT PART OF A LAWN MOWER AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF 2 WEEKS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PATIENT BURNED HAND ON LAWNMOWER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT BURNED HIS HAND AS A RESULT OF TOUCHING THE EXHAUST OF HIS POWER LAW N MOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| PT TRYING TO JUMP START LAWN MOWER WHEN MOWER FLY WHEEL BLADE BROKE AND HIT HAND AND CHEST. D: HAND LACERATION, CHEST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| SWELLING AND ITCHING OF HANDS AFTER MULCHING GRASS THIS EVENING/ ALLER GIC REACTION, HAND EDEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lawn mowers |
| HAND BRUSING; S/P LAC REPAIR. PT WAS PULLING LAWNMOWER CORD AND IT SNAP PED BACK HITTING HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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