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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 706
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 62 YOF WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AND WAS STUNG ON LEFT FOREARM BY SOME INSECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX CONTU FOREARM: TRIP'D W TRIM'G TREES YTDY. PN IN R WRIST & FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 60 M PRUNING TREES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO LOWER ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 88 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: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| TRAUMA LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE USING TRIMMER IN PATIO FELL DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 54 YOM LACERATED LEFT FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RASH TO ARMS 3 DAYS AFTER TRIMMING BRUSH. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN USING PRUNING SHEERS TO TRIM TREE & HIT ARM WITH PRUNERS. DX; LAC.RT.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT PUNCTURED FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPER YESTERDAY TODAY RED STREAK DOWN ARM & FEVER, DX ACUTE LYMPHANGITIS RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE CUTTING A BRANCH. DX. L FOREARM LACERATIO N.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AT HOM WHEN THE SEEDPOD FELL ONTO LOWER ARM LAC ERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE TRIMMER HIT HIM IN THE FOREARM LACERATION L OWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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