Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,119
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,844	Hand:	122
25 - 50% Body:	68	Lower Arm:	68
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACS-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/11/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS, WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC LT THUMB ON ELECTRIC BRUSH CUTTERS +
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: 09/12/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
WAS TRIMMING SHRUBS AT HOME WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMERS AND CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER. LAC 2CM AT DISTAL PHALANX LT 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LEFT KNEE LACERATION: CUT KNEE WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
51 YOF CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERDX LACERATION L INDEX FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT BY HEDGE CLIPPERS; LT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LACERATED FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, ACUTE L INDEX FINGER LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS-FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING TRIMMERS TO CUT SHRUBS +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
60 YOWM WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN HE FELL AND SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO HIS L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER. LEFT ARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER WHILE AT HOME IN YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
51 YOF CUT L INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX;1CM LACERATION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - 52 YOM STATES HE WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT LEFT HAND AGAINST TRIMMER LACERATING LEFT PINKY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT AT HOME CUT LEFT RING FINGER WHEN USING ELE CTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
R 4TH FING LAC/51YOM WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC H EDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON HEDGE TRI MMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS-FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS-LACERATION 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
RT 5TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS/HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIM MER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION - LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A ELECTRIC HEDGE TRI MMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LACERATION , LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER FROM AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHILE GARDENING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LG LAC TO LT THUMB , PARTIAL AMPUTATION USING ELECTRIC TRIMMER DX: LT T HUMB LAC THRU NAIL PLATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT.C/O CUT TO LT.THUMB SUSTAIN WHILE CUTTING HEDGES.DX- LACERATION LT. THUMB LT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
51 YOF C/O LAC TO RIF CIT ON ELECTRIC CUTTERSDX;LAC TO RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC LEFT 4TH FINGER - CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER-CUT RT INDEX FINGE WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMER. HA S 1CM LACERATION WITH ACTIVE BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON ELECTRIC CLIPPERS WHILE TRIMIMNG A BU SH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
AMPUTATE LT 4TH FINGER TIP-AT HOME-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT THUMB WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-THUMB LACERATION
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: 06/04/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT RIGHT RING FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT RING FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER OF LEFT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: FRACTURE; LEF T 3RD DISTAL PHALANX LEFT HAND;LACERATIONS, L INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
L IND FING LAC/53YOWM CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING SOME HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 51 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: Power hedge trimmers
51 YOM WAS TRIMMING SCHRUBS WITH A POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER; DEVELOPED GEN . RASH D/T CONTACT WITH POISON IVY. DERMATITIS, GEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LEFT 3RD DIGIT LACERATION: REACHING FOR RUNNING ELECTRIC HEDGETRIMM ER, GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BLADES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT ON ELECTRIC CLIPPERS - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
55 Y/O M C/O FINGER LAC WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX: FRACTURE LACERATION LE FT RING FINGER.
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

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS CUT ON BLADE OF ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LAC/AVULSION INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER HE WAS USING AT HOM E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER, ACCIDENTLY PUSHED TRIGGER AND TRIE D TO PICK UP, LAC RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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