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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 6,416
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT 2ND DIGIT SPRAIN-SUS INJ TO RT 2ND DIGIT AFTER DIGGING A HOLE IN YAR D YESTERDAY. C/O PN & INABILITY TO PERFORM ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 73 YOM C/O LBP AFTER RAKING LEAVES A FEW DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 58 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RHUS DERMATITIS/58YOM C/O RASH ON BOTH HANDS AFTER RAKING LEAVES 1 WEEK AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 70 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING LEAVES IN YARD AND DEVELOPED SEVERE BACK PAIN EXACERBATING HIS S CIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 53 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BACK STRAIN. PT INJ WHILE RAKING LEAVES IN HER YARD. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SHOVELING IN THE GARDEN AT HOME STRUCK LEFT HAND AGAINST A TREE CONT USION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT.REPORTED ACCIDENTALLY STAB HIMSELF WITH GARDEN TOOL IN RT.LEG DX-LACERATION RT.LEG 1CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 60 Y.O. B MALE W/BACK PAIN. PT STS PAIN BEGAN WHILE RAKING LEAVES W/A R AKE @ HOME. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 52 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 52 YOWM STATES HE INJURED BACK IN THE SACRUM AREA AFTER SPENDING 6 HOUR S SHOVELING AND CARRYING COAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING LEAVES IN YARD AND GOT STUNG BY A BEE TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LT CALF STRAIN-AT HOME-RAKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELL WHILE RAKING LEAVES YEST AT HONE. DX. PAIN ACUTE NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS RAKING LEAVES AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| INGUINAL HERNIA - 59 YOM PRESENTS WITH ACUTE ONSET PAINFUL LUMP RIGHT G ROIN THAT STARTED WHILE RAKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WRIST PAIN- SUSTAINED AFTER RAIKING LEAVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 59 YO M GOT SPLINTER IN HAND WHILE SHOVELING 2 WEEKS AGO. DX FOREIGN BO DY R HAND WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WHILE RAKING LEAVES, HURT LOW BACK DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING LEAVES AND FELL-HIP POPPED OUT-DX-R HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| L SHOULDER PAIN;KNOWN L ROTATOR CUFF TEAR/79YOF RE-INJURED L SHOULDER 4 DAYS AGO RAKING LEAVES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 84 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: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FX R HIP/84YOF WAS RAKING LEAVES, TRIPPED AND FELL ON R KNEE & TWISTED INJURING R HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 63 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE RAKING LEAVES CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| BACK / SHOULDER PAIN SINCE RAKING LEAVES DX: ACUTE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS RAKING LEAVES AND INJURED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS USING A SHOVEL IN HIS DAD'S YARD SUSTAINING LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| UPPER ARM MUSCLE STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN USING A SHOVEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 84 YOMC RAKING LEAVES AND WENT TO TURN AROUNG AND FELL DOWN/ FRACTURE R. HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 53 YOM WAS CLEARING BRUSH WITH A RAKE; WAS EXPOSED TO POISON IVY. DERMA TITIS, MULTIPLE AREAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELL ON RAKE DX. RECTAL PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT STRUCK ON TOP OF HEAD BY PICK THAT DROPPED FROM HANGING POSITIO N IN CLOSET. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELL IN YARD-HIT HEADON PITCH FORK DX CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX;LOW BACK STRAIN. PATIENT WAS RAKING LEAVES AND HAS BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT. HAS PAIN IN HER SHOULDER - HAS BEEN RAKING LEAVES STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Fences or fence posts |
| 59 Y.O. W MALE W/PW TO HAND. PT HIT HAND ON FENCE WHILE MOWING THE LAWN W/A LAWN MOWER @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 60 Y.O. B MALE W/PW TO HAND. PT WAS RAKING LEAVES W/A RAKE & GOT STUCK BY A PIECE OF WOOD IN HIS YARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 89YOF WAS RAKING LEAVES & TRIPPED ON SIDEWALK & FELL DX: CONT FACIAL/LAC FOREHEAD & LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| POISON IVY ON FOREARMS AFTER WACKING WEEDS W/A SICKLE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TRIPPED ON RAKE, FELL ON SHOULDER/ RT SHOULDER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS USING A PITCHFORK TO GET UP FROM SITTING POSITION AND IT BR OKE, HE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SHOVELING DIRT IN HIS GARDEN AT HOME IN THE HOT SUN VOMITIED THEN PA SSED OUT HEAT EXHAUSTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHI - 61 YOF STEPPED ON A SHOVEL AND THE POLE FLIPPED UP HITTING SIDE O F HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT ELBOW STRAIN.PT WAS RAKING LEAVES AND INJURED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT STEPPED ON A METAL RAKE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT ANKL E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CONTUSION NOSE - 56 YOM STEPPED ON A RAKE THAT FLIPPED UP STRIKING NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LT HAND AB-INJURED ON GARDENING TOOL- AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| REPORTS SHOVELING IN YARD AND FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN BACK. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR, DEGENERATIVE C4-L5. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CUT LEFT HAND ON A METAL RAKE WHEN IT FELL DOWN WHILE HE WAS CUTTING BRANCHES IN HIS BACK YARD AT HOME ABOUT 1000. DX ACUTE LAC LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 54 YOM FELL ONTO RAKE LACERATION L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKED YARD LEFT SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN: RAKING LEAVES, GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN ROOT, TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT STEPPED ON A RAKE PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CUT FINGER ON SHOVEL DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 78 YOF WAS HOEING IN THE GARDEN; LATER ON DEVELOPED A GEN. RASH. CONTAC T DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS CUT W/SICKLE WHILE CUTTING WEEDS. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| GARDEN FORK PW X2 FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| VERTIGO/68YOM 11 DAYS AGO WORKING OUTSIDE IN HOT WEATHER. DIGGING DITCH & CAME OUT OF DITCH, FELL BACK A COUPLE OF STEPS & HIT HEAD ON GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR PAIN. PT WAS DIGGING HOLES WITH A SHOVEL IN GARDEN AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LOWER CHEST WALL STRAIN-SINCE SHE SHOVELED A LARGE AMOUNT OF DIRT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT HIP AND WRIST FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A RAKE ON YARD AND TRIPPED OVER RAKE AND FELL AND INJURED HIP AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LAC TO RT THUMB FROM SICKLE + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | 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: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER SHOVELING IN HIS YARD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 69 YOF WAS HOEING IN GARDEN; SUSTAINED INSECT BITE, RIGHT LOWER ARM. PU NCTURE WOUND, RT. LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT ELBOW SPRAIN-WAS SCOOPING UP A DEAD RACCOON-IN A SHOVEL & FELT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Ceilings and walls |
| WHILE RAKING IN YARD DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN, FELL AGAINST WALL DX: RT. TEMPORAL HEMATOMA, ACUTE INFERIOR MI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FELL WHILE RAKING FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LEFT HIP STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING AND HIP BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT USING A SHOVEL TO DIG AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF IN THE CHEST CO NTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 58 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: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT, WHO HAD MVA 5 DAYS AGO, HAS INCREASED BACK PAIN WHEN RAKING YARD. D: SCIATICA, UTI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ACUTE PUNCTURE R HEEL. STEPPED ON RUSTY RAKE.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WHILE RAKING & PRUNING TREES ON SLOPE, TWISTED ANKLE DX: SPRAIN RT. ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use |
| PT SHOVELING MULCH AT HOME ON 7-13 CONTINUED BACK PAIN STRAINED LOWER B ACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| ACUTE R SHOULDER CONT;GRADE I-II SEPARATION/51YOM FELL DOWN 3' EMBANKME NT AT HOME WHILE RAKING STONES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DIGGING OUT COMPOST PILE AT HOME WITH PITCHFORK AT 0815, BITTEN ON WRIS T BY SNAKE, PITCHFORK WENT THROUGH THE SNAKE. DX ABRASION LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 71 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN W/L SCIATICA/71YOM C/O PAIN THAT STARTED AFTER WORKING W/ PICK AXE. OTHER COMMENT STS BEGAN AFTER SHOVELING DIRT.3RD COM NO INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LT WRIST LAC-SHARPENING A HOE AT HOME-TOOL SLIPPED & CUT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT HURT CHEST WHILE DIGGING HOLE WITH SHOVEL. DX: STRAIN TO CHES T WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING DIRT AND INJURED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PAIN IN EYE, USED MECHANICAL WEEDER INGARDEN YESTERDAY AT HOME. DX; CO RNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND LT FOOT - STUCK W/RAKE TO LT HEEL THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT DROPPED 12 LBS. STEEL WEDGE ON TOE. D: SOFT TISSUE INJURY, POSSIBLE CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 88 Y/O M C/O LAC TO SCALP - HIT HEAD BY RAKE HANDLE. DX: CONTUSION, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| THUMB FX-HIT THUMB W/A PICKAXE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RECEIVED WASP STING WHEN RAKING YARDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CELLULITIS LT ANKLE, BUMPED ANKLE WITH RAKE AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, NOW AREA IS RED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Clothing accessories |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO GLOVED HAND WHILE GARDENING WITH TROWEL AT HOME. DX: CELLULITIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 82 YOM HURT FROM USING HOE WORKING IN GARDEN.DX: MUSCULAR PAIN TO SHOUL DER & ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Decorative yard equipment |
| SHOVEL FEEL OFF LAWN ORNIMENT AND STRUCK HAND CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 52 YO BM- DX: LACERATION L HAND - FELL IN GARDEN AND CUT HIS HAND ONHIS HOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Fertilizers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-AFTER SHOVELING MULCH-ALSO HAD FALLEN ON HER NKNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 72 YO M STEPPED ON HOE AND IT HIT HIM IN NOSELAC NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT SELF WITH SWING BLADE DX. SHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR SPINE FRACTURE - WAS DIGGING HOLES WITH POST HOLE DIGGER AND FEL T A POP IN LOWER BACK, CRAWLED TO SOFA WHERE EMS PICKED HIM UP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Wheelbarrows or lawn carts |
| SHOVELING AT HOME, ABRUPT LEFT LOW BACK PAIN, EARLIER PICKED UP WHEELBA RROW. ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN WITH MUSCLE SPASMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| STRAIN TO SHOULDER 55 YO BF HURT SHOULDER WHEN WORKING IN YARD WITH SHO VEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| BACK PAIN. PT INJURED BACK WHEN SHOVELING IN GARDEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKE FELL AND HIT HER ARM, CUTTING HER ARM. LAC TO RT WRIST. DO NIOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 71 YOM HAD HAYFORK FALL ON HEAD.DX: LACERATION ON SCALP & CONTUSION ONH EAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LT RIB PAIN. FELL AND LANDED ON SHOVEL DX: CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB ON A SHOVEL AT HOME.DX AVULSION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING LEAVES AND BURNING THEM IN HER YARD WHEN SHE HAD A SEIZURE AND F ELL INTO THE FIRE BURNING 2% OF BODY ON HER SIDE;DAUGHTER PULLED HER O |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT USING RAKE AT HOME, FELL FX RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| USING PICKAXE TO PLANT HEDGE AT HOME AND SPRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HOEING WEED IN GARDEN AT HOME, BEGAN HAVING CHST PAIN. DX: ACUTE MI. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 67 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-PAIN AFTER HE SHOVELED GRAVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT COMPLAINT OF HIP PAIN AFTER RAKING, R HIP PAIN MILD DJD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN RAKING LEAVES, MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LEFT HIP DIS. PT WAS RAKING LEAVES AND BENT OVER INJURING HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| AT HOME RAKING LEAVES CAME INTO THE HOUSE W/ BLEEDING FOREHEAD STATED H E TRIPPED NO LOC FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS RAKING AND PULLED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT FELL RAKING LEAVES, ABRASION L SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WAS RAKING THE YARD TRIPPED OVER A GARBAGE CAN LID-FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| L TIB;FIB FX/63YOWF FELL IN YARD WHILE RAKING LAWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 54 YOF REPORTED THAT SHE HAD BEEN HOEING IN HER GARDEN; THEREAFTER DEVE LOPED ALLERGIC DERMATITIS, GEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PAIN AFTER USING SHOVEL DX. WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WRIST STRAIN - DEVELOPED LEFT WRIST PAIN AFTER RAKING IN THE YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT STATES WAS RAKING HER YARD & HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF PAIN IN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS WORKING IN A GARDEN USING A SHOVEL, TRIED TO PUSH SHOVEL INTO TH E GROUND WITH FEET AND FELL OFF; LT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS GARDENING AT HOME AND HIT HER HEAD ON A SHOVEL HANDLE. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREGEAD HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| WORKING IN GARDEN WITH PICK PUNCTURE WOUND, CONTUSION SKIN OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 58 YOM WAS USING A YARD RAKE TO CLEAN UP THE YARD. DEVELOPED LOW BACK P AIN. LOWER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT LIFTING AND SHOVELING ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TREE FROM GROUND, CHEST W ALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HURT FINGER CUT WITH PRUNING SHEARS DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHEST PAIN. PT WAS DOING YARD WORK WITH SHOVEL AND DEVELOPED PAIN INCHE ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A RAKE FELL ONTO THE PRONGS PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT FT & ANKLE PAIN-SUS INJ TO RT FT & ANKLE WHILE RAKING HER YARD. HAS MILD TENDERNESS WITH NO SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS AT LOCAL GOLF COURSE PICKED UP A RAKE AND GOT PUNCTUREWOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RAKING IN YARD AT HOME TODAY AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Ceilings and walls |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LT HAND-@ HOME-A PITCHFORK FELL OFF A WALL-HIT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WORKING IN HIS GARDEN AT HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN T HE HEAD WITH A PICK LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHEST CT-FELL IN HER YARD WHILE WORKING-CHEST HIT A SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Coal furnaces |
| SHOVELING COAL INTO STOKER FURNACE AT HOME, FELL TO BASEMENT FLOOR INJURING RIGHT ELBOW. DX FRACTURE RIGHT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS DIGGING W/SHOVEL. DX: R KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT USING A FRUIT PICKER TO PICK FRUIT, STRAINED LT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RT LOWER LEG LAC-@ HOME-SCRATCHED W/ DIRTY, RUSTY PITCHFORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| TICK BITE - WAS BITTEN BY A TICK WHILE RAKING LEAVES OUTSIDE HOME IN TH E YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT PICKING GRAPEFRUIT OFF OF TREE AT HOME WITH A FRUIT PICKER, LAC LT HAD ON PICKER, PT INTOXICATION ON ETOH AT THE TIME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 54 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| USING SHOVEL TO DIG GRAVE FOR DOG - MUSCULAR LUMBAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 80 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER DIGGING W/ SHOVEL LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT RAKING LEAVES WHEN SHE FELL ONTO A ROCK SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT HAS FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE SINCE RAKING IN YARD. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| IN THE YARD RAKING LEAVES LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HAD INCREASED PX WHILE SHOVELING. DX: LOW BACK PX, LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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