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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 443
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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 |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT WAS WORKING IN YARD AND CUT LEG ON POWER HEDGE CLIPPER DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| SUPERFICIAL LACERATION: 66YOM CUT L LEG RIGHT ABOVE KNEE WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, TRIMMING BUSH, SWUNG IT DOWN, CAUSING 1.5 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| TRIMMING BUSHES W/ELECTRIC TRIMMERS & ACCIDENTALLY CAME DOWN ON THIGH DX L THIGH LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT LEG WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES. DX. 2 CM L THIGH LACERATION. JS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 52YOM WAS TRIMMING HIS HEDGES WITH A ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER,ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS UPPER THIGH;3-CM LACERATION,RIGHT ANTERIOR THIGH |
| 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 |
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