Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,185
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	950	Hand:	98
Upper Leg:	68	Knee:	67

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 62 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
1.5CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-TRIMMING HEDGES W/ ELECTRIC TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 68 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER LT INDEX FINGER WITH AND ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER HEDGER WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 78 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
78 YR OLD MALE CUT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2005	Age: 71 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
71 YO - DX: LAC. L INDEX,RING, & PINKY FINGERS- CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMLMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	Age: 53 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 hedge trimmers
LACERATION LEFT HAND-CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATED KNEE WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 60 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
LACERATION FINGER - 60 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON ELECTRIC H EDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 53 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
PT USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, SUSTAINED LAC TO LT RING FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 61 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
61 YOF LACERATES THUMB WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 57 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 FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS DX LACERATION OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 63 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
LAC L IND FING/63YOM AT HOME CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT TIP OF FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS FRACTURE FINGER WITH NA ILBED LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 77 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
USING HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 61 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
LACERATION HAND - 61 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIM MERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 60 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
LACERATION FINGER - 60 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRI C HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	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
LAC TO INDEX FINGER W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LAC R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 68 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
PT CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 57 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 FINGER - 57 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON ELECTRIC H EDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
RUNNING MOTORIZED HEDGE CLIPPERS SUSTAINED AN AVULSION OF TIP OF LEFT I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	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 INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 58 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 FINGER - 58 YOM WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHEN IT BACKED UP LACERATING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 71 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
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 81 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 RING FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2005	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 FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES DX: LACERATION TO F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 58 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
PATIENT WAS HOLDING THE BATTERY OPERATED HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN THEY WERE SWITCHED ON BY ACCIDENT AT HOME. DX-MULTIPLE LACERATION FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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