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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING BRANCHES OFF A TREE AT HOME WHEN ONE FELL AGAINST RIGHT LOW ER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| C/O PT STATES WAS CUTTING BUSHES WITH EDGER AND IT SLIPPED DX RT LOER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT IN HER GARDEN TRIMMING SOME BRANCHS AND SUSTAINED A PW TO LOWER LEG WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT LEG WITH PRUNERS/LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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