Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,313
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Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 61 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
PT RECIEVED LACERATION TO FINGER BY AN ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	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
61YOF WAS USING THE ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS,ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 60 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
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN HEDGE TRIMMER, C/O FINGER LAC, DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 77 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
77YOM WAS HOME USING MOTORIZED CLIPPING SHEARS CUTTING HEDGES; LEFT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 70 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
70YMC CUT TIP OF FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX FRACTURE TUFT RIGHT THUMB: INJURED FROM HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 63 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 LAC-CUT ON ELECTRONIC TRIMMERS-@ HOME IN THE YARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	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 YO USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER INHJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 55 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 CAUGHT FINGERS IN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX./ LAC LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	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
55 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 73 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
73 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON HEGDE TRIMMERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 56 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
TRIMMING HEDGES W/ ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, TRIMMERS SLIPPED CAUSING L AC TO (L) 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 59 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
ACC CUT FINGER USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 53 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER "LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 63 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
PT WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS & CUT FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 53 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
53YOF USING A MOTORIZED HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER; ACUTE RIGHT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 59 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
PT AT HOME USING A ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS INJ R 3RD FINGER / DX 2.5CM LAC R 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 54 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
54 YO USING ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	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
61YOF CUT HER RIGHT THIRD AND FOURTH DIGIT ON A MOTORIZED ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS;ACUTE LACERATION OF THE RIGHT THIRD AND FOURTH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 59 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 ON ELECTRIC GRASS CLIPPERS/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 60 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
LACERATES FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 63 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
63YOF WHILE AT HOME WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE ELECTIC HEDGE CLIPPERS WHEN ACCIDENTLY CUT HER INDEX FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	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
CUT THUMB WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 54 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
PT WAS USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, LACERATED LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 54 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
PATIENT CUT 3 FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LACERATION FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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