Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 50+ years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,433
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,053	Hand:	79
Wrist:	71	Knee:	71
Elbow:	70	Eyeball:	70
Upper Leg:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
54 YOM INJURED THUMB ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT THUMB, RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Poles
53 YOM-STRUCK ELBOW ON A POLE WHILE TRYING TO START A TRIMMER DX ELBOW CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 72 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
72 YOM INJURED FINGER FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION 1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 71 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
71YOM TRIMMING HIS BUSHES WITH A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	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
57 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 52 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-52YOF USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 66 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
66 Y/O/F CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 70 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
70YOWF PT STATES SHE WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS YEST AND CUT HE RSELF. DX. LAC R 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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
53 YOF 4TH FINGER LAC, USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AND SUSTAINED LAC,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
63YOF WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND CUT FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	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
53 Y/O MALE CUT THUMB ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
L CORNEAL ABRAS/79YOM C/O IRRITATION L EYE.MAY HAVE BEEN HIT BY BRANCH WHILE CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	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
58YOF USING HEDGE TRIMMERS ACCIDENTLY CUT 3RD AND 5TH FINGER,WHILE TRIMMING THE YARD;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
61 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 55 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
55YOF CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	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
51YOM WAS AT HOME USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATED LT 3RD AND LT 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
63YOF WITH LAC TO HAND FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
61YOM TRIMMING A TREE WITH A POWER TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	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
56 YOM CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. DX-FX RIGHT3RD FINGER WITH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	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
60 YOM, CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
82 YOM-LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME DX KNEE LACERATIONS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	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
59YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	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
55YOM USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LT 5TH FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 66 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
66 YOF LAC TO FINGER FROM POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	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
62 YOF WAS CUT W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX: L INDEX LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2010	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
LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC.56YOM LACERATED FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
70YOF WAS USING AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER AND LACERATED LEFT HAND. DX: 1 CM L ACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 74 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
FINGER LAC-74YOF-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 63 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
63YOM,ON ***, ACC CUT LT THIGH ON A MOTORIZED HEDGE CLIPPER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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