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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| HEDGE CLIPPERS FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT HEAD - HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH SHEARS, FRONTAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHI- BRIEF LOC-TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME-FELL-HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HEAD INJURY - WAS OUT PRUNING BUSH AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HE AD, LIVES AT RETIREMENT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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