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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 113
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PORCH WHILE PRUNING BUSHES ADMITTED LUMBAR SPRAIN/MULTIPLE CON TUSIONS/INABILITY TO AMBULATE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2006 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING HIS OWN BUSHES AT HOME AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO RIGHT HIP FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE ON WED. C/O PAIN GOING DOWN L LEG DX: SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| 81 YO TRIMMING HEDGE W/TRIMMER FELL STRIKING HIP ON WALL FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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