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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| BRUSH HAND AGAINST ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LT HAND LACS-AT HOME-TRIMMING HEDGES-CUT ON ELECTRIC CLIPPERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER FELL FROM SHELF AND ST RUCK PT'S HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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