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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 285
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| BURNED ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER 2 WKS PRIOR SECOND DEGREE BURN WITH INFECTION - FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 80 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 |
| 80 YOM CUT FOREARM ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 55 YOM WAS CUT USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| 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 |
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