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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 499
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Date: 12/06/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers, Gasoline
PT TRYING TO START HIS LAWNMOWER AND POURED SOME GASOLINE ON THE CYLIND ERS AND IT CAUGHT FIRE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT RECEIVED BURN TO LOWER LEG WHEN LAWN MOWER BLEW UP AND CAUGHT HIS LOWER LEG ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers, Wire
WAS MOWING THE LAWN WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL WIRE KICKED UP BY THE M OWER CUTTING PT'S LEG>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
CELLULITIS OF RIGHT LOWER LEG - LAWN MOWER LANDED ON LEG - FELL OVER TRAILER TRYING TO GET LAWN MOWER ONE WEEK AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power lawn mowers
ROCK FROM LAWN MOWER HIT PT'S LEG. DX: L LEG LAC 3 CM, L TIBIAL SPIRAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
TIB/ FIB CT-HIT W/A ROCK THROWN FROM LAWN MOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
SHIN CT-MOWING LAWN-ROCK FLEW UP HITTING LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT STANDING OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL WHEN A LAWN MOWER WENT BY AND SOMETHIN G SHOT OUT FROM UNDER IT STRUCK IN LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power lawn mowers
PATIENT WAS MOWING HER YARD, OBJECT FLEW AND HIT HER LEG. DX-LARGE HEMATOMA LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
HIT BY LAWNMOWER DISCHARGE LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power lawn mowers
LEGS HURT AFTER MOWING GRASS RIGHT LEG PAIN #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT MOWING LAWN 4 DAYS AGO INJURED LEG DX// ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT TWISTED KNEE WHILE STARTING LAWN MOWER DX: RT LEG MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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