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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12,059
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:6,014Eyeball:915
Hand:832Lower Arm:582
Head:550Wrist:454
Upper Trunk:429Lower Leg:340
Shoulder:327Lower Trunk:325
Face:204All Of Body:165
Knee:153Ankle:142
Neck:133Upper Leg:110
Foot:103Elbow:95
Upper Arm:81Toe:63
Ear:17Mouth:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
EAR LAC, 57 YOM WAS INJURED WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/28/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
78 YOF-/O PAIN TO THUMB-THINKS INJURED ATTEMPTING TO USE CLIPPERS/TRIMM ERS ON CHRISTMAS TREE 7-10 DAYS AGO DX TENDONITIS THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
77YOM WAS TRIMMING TREE TOP WHEN LADDER SLIP & HE FELL ONTO LT SIDE ABOUT 15 FT SUSTAINING A LT ABDOMINAL WALL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/10/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54 YOM CUT FINGERS WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. DX-LAC 1ST & 2ND DIGITS RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOF WAS TRIMMING LEAVES OFF PLANT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGH T THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC, 63 YOM CUT HAND WHEN TRIMMING TREES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
72 YOM FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58 YOF LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING APRUNING EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55YOM LAC UPR LEG W/ HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52 YO F GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGETRIMMER. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOM FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRIMMING TREES AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE FRACT URED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FOREIGN BODY RT.EYE.58YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE USING (TRIMMER)CLEANING PATIO PARTICLE FELL ON EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56YOM TRIMMING TREES YESTERDAY AND SOMETHING GOT INTO LEFT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
NECK STR. 52 YOM STRAINED NECK USING A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SIMPLE SCALP LAC. 3 CM: 63YOM TRIMMING A TREE, 4 INCH BRANCH STRUCK HIM IN HEAD, 3 CM LAC. LOCATION NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER BY A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
70YOF CUTTING A PALM TREE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON A ROCK ABRASION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
81YOF CUT FINGERS ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
77YOF TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AND THE TRR WAS AGAINST THE POWER LINE AND PT FELT A SHOCK ALL OVER BODY ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOF TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH THE PALM FR ON CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57YOM TRIMMING BUSHES AND THE TRIMMER FELL ONTO LEFT WRIST LACERATION W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
76YOM INJURED LT FINGER WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX: LAC LT 5TH FINGERTIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
68 Y/O/M CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX/ LT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOF WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOF DROPPED PRUNING SHEARS CUTTING DORSUM OF FOOT >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YOF WAS CUTTING RASSBERRY BUSH AND GOT TWIG IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOF CUT HAND WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58YOM PRUNING TREES AND A MILKY SUBSTANCE GOT INTO EYES CORNEAL ABRASIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57YOWM PT DROPPED HEDGE CLIPPER ON FOOT AT HOME TODAY. DX. LAC R FOOT .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67YOF INJURED 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS ON LT HAND WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS ;FINGER LACERATION 1.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53YOM LAC FINGER W/ HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2010Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
86YOM, C/O RT HAND PAIN AFTER DOING LOTS OF PRUNING HIS BUSHES ON MON >>TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FELL OFF OF CEMENT WALL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES FRACTURE CALCANEUS 65 YOF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/02/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
73 Y/O FEMALE CUT FINGER N HEDGETRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOM TRIMMING HEDGES AND CUT FINGER ..LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55 YO M WAS TRIMMING HIS BUSHES AND PULLING LINES OFF TREES WHEN FELT S HARP SENSATION IN FINGER. PAIN IN FINGER UP TO HAND. DX:CELLULITIS.ADMI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/29/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOF LAC FINGER ON EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Tool sheds
3 CM LAC LLE: 57YOF PUTTING *** PRUNNER BACK IN THE SHED, CUT L LOWER L EG BEHIND KNEE, 3 CM LAC. @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX TENDONITIS, L WRIST/HTN: 66YOM W/ H/O USING TREE TRIMMER 6D AGO W/ ONSET L WRIST PN, W/ ASSOCIATED SWELL'. STATES PN SHARP W/ FINGER MV'MT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RIB FX. 81 YOF FELL WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57YOM, ACC CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
70YOF PRUNING BUSHES AT HOME, BENT OVER AND HAD NECK PAIN DX. CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75YOF HAD BEEN PRUNING HER SHRUBS AT HOME, VBENT OVER AND COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN UP. DX. LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53YOF,SLIPPED WHILE PRUNING&FELL PUNCTURING BACK OF HAND >>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60YOM, CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A ?PRUNER, +BLD CTR'LD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
77YOM TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND STUNG BY A BEE IN THE HAND RED AND SW OLLEN ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67YOF FRACTURED WRIST FELL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX:NECK PAIN, FINGER LACERATION-58YOM-1DAY S/P THUMB LACERATION-CUT WIT H HEDGECLIPPERS-NEW ONSET NECK PAIN S/P INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO RT 2ND DIGIT FINGER FROM GARDENING SHEARS- DX- LACERATION RT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/10/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54 YOF CUT FINGER W/GARDEN SHEARS. DX: L RING FINGER LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
64 YOM SUS LAC TO FINGER, CUT ON BRANCH TRIMMERS%
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/08/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC, 56 YOF CUT HAND WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2010Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIPPED OVER YARD EDGER. FRACTURE HUMERUS, PROXIMAL, LEFT, CLOSED. 84 Y OM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
76YOM USING A HEDGE TRIMMER, CUT FINGER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOF LOST BALANCE WHILE TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AND FELL DOWN HILL SUS TAINING A SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65 YOM INSECT BITE TO ELBOW REPORTS GETTING MOSQUITO BITES WHILE TRIMMI NG HEDGES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOWM PT RECEIVED LAC L SMALL FINGER W/HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE TRIMMING SHRUBS. DX. LAC L 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59 Y/O/F CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ RT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Batteries
60YOM LAC FINGER WHILE CHANGING BATTERY ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LT 3RD DIGIT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
82YOM TRIMMING BUSHES OUT IN THE SUN AT HOME AND PASSED OUT DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 Y/O/F CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX BICEPS TENDONITIS: 58YOF L SH PN START' DAY AFTER USE HEDGE CLIPPERS TO PRUNE TREEE @ HOME. PN DULL, WORSE W/ MOTION INTO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53YOF WAS AT HOME USING SOME HEDGE TRIMMERS, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56 Y/O/F CUT FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME TODAY DX/ RT PINKY LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
70YOF, C/O NECK PAIN AFTER SPENDING 3HRS OF OVER HEAD HEDGE CLIPPING >>TORTICOLLIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65YOM, CLIPPING HEDGES&ACC CUT TIP OF LT INDEX FINGER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59 Y/O WHITE MALE USING HEDGETRIMMER WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2010Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
83 Y/O/M CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LT 3RD FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2010Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
91 YO F, HX OF RECENT HOSPITALIZATION FOR SYNCOPE. WAS DIZZY WHEN TRIMM ING CACTUS. HAD NEAR SYNCOPE. DX:ANEMIA, GI BLEED, ELEVATED CREATININE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/26/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
82YOM HEMATOMA TO SCALP LOST BALANCE AND FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT WHILE TRI MMING HEDGES AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOM LACERATION TO KNEE CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67YOF WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-61YOF WORKING IN THE YARD AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND CUT FINGER WITH THE SHEARS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/23/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65YOF WITIH LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGETRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51YOF TRIMMING A PALM TREE AT HOME AND GOT A PALM FRON EMBEDDED IN RIGH T INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOF, CUT TIP OF LT MIDDLE FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOF CUT FINGER ON CLIPPERS WHILE CUTTING HEDGES LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOM LAC FINGER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES WITH SHEERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58YOM WHILE USING THE HEDGE TRIMMER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT INDEX FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX RASH, ANT' NECK: 58YOF SEVERAL DAYS AGO OUTSIDE PRUNING TREE WHEN BRANCH DISLODGED & CONTACTED THE ANT' PORTION OF NECK. RASH SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67YO HISP MALE TRIMMING SMALL PALM TREE, SOMETHING GOT IN EYES DX CONJUNCTIVITIS,ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
79 YM SUS LAC TO FINGER, CUT ON WHILE USING HEDGE CLIPPERS%
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/16/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58 YOM INJURED KNEE CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-RIGHT KNEE LACERATION 6 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOM TRIMMING TREES AND GO SOME SAP IN EYES CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
78 Y/O/M CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME DX/ RT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69 YR OLD MALE WAS CUTTING HEDGES WITH CLIPPERS AND BECAME CONFUSED;HAV ING INTERCEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/12/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
64 YR OLD FEMALE LAC FINGER ON HEDGE SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION FINGER - 63 YO MALE REPORTS INJURY AT HOME - WAS USING A HED GE TRIMMER AND CUT LEFT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
80YOF USING A PRUNING SHEAR ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT 5TH FINGER; FINGER LACERATION,1CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59 YOM CUT FINGER W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: R FIFTH FINGER FX, 1.5 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2010Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
89YOM CO LT SHOULDER PAIN, POSSIBLE OVERUSE, HAS BEEN TRIMMING YARD/LT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOM LAC FINGER WITH PRUNNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT WHILE PRUNING BUSHES LACERATION L 5TH FINGER 53 YO F #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX EYE PN: 80YOM TRIMMING VEGETATION 4D AGO, DEVELOPED SUDDENLY L EYE PN. NOTED DARK SPOT IN L MEDIAL EYE, UNABLE TO REMOVE W/ FLUSH' WATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57 Y/O/M CUT FINGER WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER TODAY DX/ L INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT LEG STR. 51 YOM CUT LEG ON TRIMMER WHENCUTTING WEEDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LT 4TH FINGER LAC: 66YOM TRIMMING A TREE WITH A TREE TRIMMER & CUT LT RING FINGER APPROX. 45 MINUTES AGO @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH GARDEN SHEARS WHILE CUTTING HEDGES AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
77 Y/O/F CUT FINGER ON GARDENING CLIPPERS AT HOME DX/ RT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOF WITH CORNEAL ABRASIONS WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOF WORKING IN GARDEN AND LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
BEE STING FACE - 72 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER BEING STUNG BY A BEE WHEN HE DGE TRIMMING AT HOME - HAS FACIAL SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOM TRIMMING HEDGES & HIT (L) HAND WITH SHEARS DX;* (L) HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54YOM USING NEW PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS SNIPPED TIP OF LT INDEX FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53 YOM-LAC TO RING FINGER W/HEDGE TRIMMERS DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.52YOM LACERATED FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56YOM SHOULDER PAIN HAD ARM RAISED WHILE USING A TREE TRIMMER TO CUT BR ANCHES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YO WHITE MALE FOUND IN ALLEY-WAS TRIMMING TRESS,2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R SCAPULA,R CALF,BACK,LEGS,SCALP,DX HYPERTHERMIA,COMA,RENAL INSUFFICIEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/25/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
64YOF CUT FINGER ON BRUSH CLPPERS/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53 YO F WAS GARDENING WHEN SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUMB BY GARDENI NG TOOL. +ETOH. DX:PUNCTURE WOUND. PT ELOPED.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/23/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59YOF WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND RESTED SHEARS UNDER ARMPIT FOR EASIER CUT TING, NOW HAS PAIN. DX. CHEST WALL PAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, 59 YOF CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOM LAC LT FOREHEAD ON BRANCH WHILE PRUNNING TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOM, PRUNING HER GARDEN WHEN GOT POKED INTO EYE WITH A STICK >>CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
76 YOM-INJURED INDEX FINGER W/HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56 YOM INJURED FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX- ACUTE LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56YOM UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT TRIMMING WEEDS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53YOF HAS RIGHT WRIST PAIN AFTER USING HEDGE TRIMMER WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RASH L FOREARM W/ CELLULITIS:SUSPECT RHUS DERMATITIS W/ 2ND BACTERIAL INFECTION; 58YOF BITTEN BY SPIDER L FOREARM JULY 3RD, TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57YOM WAS USING TRIMMERS TO TRIM FRIEND S TREE WHEN TREE BRANCH BROKE A ND HE FELL TO GROUND SUST INJ TO L ANKLE DX L MEDIAL MALLEOLAR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69 YOM SLICED TIP OF RING FINGER W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX**: LT RING FINGE R LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOM DROPPED HEDGE CLIOPPERS ON LT CALF. DX**: LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56 YOM, LACERATION FINGER, PT. AT HOME USING A HEDGE TRIMMER, CAUGHT 2N D-3RD FINGERS IN TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53 YOF WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. 1DX: L RING FINGER LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
73 YOM INJURED FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-RIGHT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOM PRESENT TO ER FROM HOME WITH INJURY TO EYE AFTE USING A TRIMMING EQUIP WHEN ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE EYE- DX-ABRASION FACE (EYE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
68 Y/O MALE CUT LEG ON PRUNING SHEARS WHILE PRUNNING BUSHES AT HOME DX; LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55YOF, CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER LAST PM >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59YOF CUT (L) INDEX FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS DX;# LAC (L) I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53 YO FEMALE CAUGHT 5TH FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME DX FRACTURE AN D LACERATION OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
68YOF INJURED TIP OF INDEX FINGER THIS A.M. WHILE PRUNING ROSE IN GARDEN AT HOME. DX - FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
53YOM WAS DOING YARD WORK AT HOME WHEN LAC R INDEX FINGER W HEDGE TRIMM ER DX 2 CM LAC R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
68YOM CUTTING HIS HEDGES YESTERDAY USING HEDGE CLIPPERS CUT RT 3RD FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CORN ABR. 52 YOM WAS INJURED WHEN TRIMMING BRANCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54YOF TRIMMING A CACTUS AT HOME AND GOT A CACTUS SPEAR IN RIGHT EYE CO RNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOF, ACC CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER, +BLD CTRL'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX:LACERATION RGHT MIDDLE & RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2010Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
88YOF, ACC CUT LT RING FINGER WHILE PRUNING HER FLOWERS @ HOME >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2010Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
91YOM RAN OVER HIS FOOT WITH EDGER DX: LT 3RD TOE FX , LT 4TH TOE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
77YOF SLICED (L) INDEX FINGER WHILE PRUNNING SHRUBS DX;* N.S. (LWBS)
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/27/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
76 YOF, DEVELOP CHEST PRESSURE WHILE GARDENING & PRUNING ROSES. DX: CH EST PAIN, R/O ACS, VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/26/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66 YOF-INJURED HAND WHILE HELPING TRIM A TREE @ HOME DX LAC HAND-FINGERS # 2-3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59YOF-FINGER LAC-CUT ON GARDEN SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56YOM WAS AT HOME USING A TREE TRIMMER LACERATED LT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75YOF LAC 3RD DIGIT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60YOF WAS TRIMMING A TREE YESTERDAY C/O L SHOULDER PAIN DX- PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
78 YOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66YOF LAC FINGER ON STRING TRIMMER OUSTIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
82YOM STATES HE WAS PRUNING TREES 3 DAYS AGO AND FELL LANDING ON L SHOU LDER C/O DULL PAIN TO L SIDE OF CHEST DX- CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT INDEX FINGER AVULSION.52YOF WAS USING HEDGE CLIPPERS AND INJURED F INGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. LACERATION LEFT FINGER. 53 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59YOM LAC RT THUMB ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66YOM GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES DX;* CONJUNCTIVAL A BRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2010Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
86 YOM SPRAIN HIS ABDOMINAL WALL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66YOM TRIMMING TREES AND SUSTAINED A HAND LACERATION ON THE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55YOM TRIMMING ROSE BUSHES AND POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT LOWER ARM WITH A THORN ABSCESS ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54YO WHITE MALE TRIMMING TREES, BRANCH BROKE HIT PT IN L RIBS DX L RIB CONTUSION, ABDOMINAL WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOF LAC HAND ON EDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69 YOF INJURED FINGER 6/8/10 ON HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOF CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOM-FOREARM HEMATOMA-HIT W/A TREE LIMB WHILE TRIMMING TREES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOM TRIMMING A TREE, STRUCK BY BRANCH SUSTAINING LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62 YOF WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L ELBOW LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOM CUT (L) SMALL FINGER ON SHEERS DX;# LAC (L) SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54YO HISP MALE STS GOT POSS ROCK IN L EYE - C/O L EYE PAIN USING A TRIMMER, DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54YOF CUT LT 2ND DIGIT ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LT 2ND DIGIT OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57 Y/O MALE FELL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES ON EMBANKMENT AT HOME DX: ABRASION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LUMBAR STR. 51 YOM STRAINED BACK WHEN TRIMMING TREES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58YOM CUTTING WITH A HAND HELD CLIPPER STRUCK LT INDEX FINGER; FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT THUMB LAC, 54YOF CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55YOM CUT FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
72YOF, ACC CUT LEG ON HEDGESHEARS THAT WAS STANDING BEHIND ORNMENTAL GR ASSES>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58 YOM LAC TO ARM WHEN USING PRUNNING EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM SUS LAC TO FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51YOF HAD A PICE OF DIRT FLY INTO EYE WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES. DX. TRAUMA TIC CONJUNCTIVITIS, EYE PAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61 YOM LACO TO L WRIST ON TREE SHEARS DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LUMBAR STRAIN.74YOM WAS USING AN ELECTRIC EDGER ON YARD AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75 YOM INJURED HEAD AND SIDE FALLING DOWN HILL WHILE WEEDING AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, RIGHT SIDE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 Y/O/M CUT ARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT ARM LAC PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fertilizers
78YOM PRUNING & SPREADING MULCH, HAS SWOLLEN & PAINFUL FINGER DX;# FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
58 YOF INJURED FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-LEFT 2ND FINGER LACERATION 2.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65 YOF LAC OVER RT EYE/FACE TRIMMING A BUSH, BRANCH CUT EYE. DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
80 YOM-@ HOME LACERATED RING FINGER USING HEDGE TRIMMER THIS AM DX FINGER #4 FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59YOM, ACC CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
74YOM CUT R 2ND FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOM CUT LOWER LEG WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.57YOF LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55 YOM LACERATED LEFT FINGERS ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67 Y/O/M CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YOF-FINGER LAC-CUT ON GARDEN CLIPPERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Asian
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
70 YOM LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON HEDGETRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 YOM INJURED FOREARM FROM CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-ACUTE LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55 YOF LAC TO L 2ND FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
68 YO F CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75YOM HAS LAC TO MIDDLE FINGER FROM CLIPPERS DX;* (L) MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2010Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
89YOM LAC FINGER WITH EDGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
64YOM LT HAND AND WRIST PAIN AFTER USING HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LT WRIST COMPRESSION NEUROPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOM WITH LAC TO HAND CLIPPING TREE BRANCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YOWF PT REPORTS CUT HER R INDEX FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME. DX. LAC R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Tools
55YOM-CUT THE LEFT WRIST BETWEEN LAWN MOWER TRIMMERS AND TOOLS WHILE LOADING IT IN THE TRUCK. DX: LAC TO LEFT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
70YOM, ACC CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS TODAY >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65YOF, ACC CUT RT SMALL FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS, +BLD CTRL'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
80 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59 Y/O W/M RECEIVED ABRASION TO EYE WHEN USING WEED TRIMMERS WITHOUT WEARING GOGGLES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
73YOM LAC FINGER ON EDGER IN GARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57YOF TRIMMING PALM TREES AT HOME AND GOT POKED IN THE EYE WITH THE PAL M FRON ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2010Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH PRUNNERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
60YOM TRIMMING TREES AT HOME AND FELL OFF THE LADDER STRUCK RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM CUT HAND ON LAWN EDGER. DX: R HAND LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER INJURY TO LT INDEX FINGER WHILE WORKING WIT H HEDGE TRIMMER- DX- LACERATION LEFT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2010Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-91YOM-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
73YOM LAC LT HAND WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65 YOM FELL WHILE TRIMMING TREES DX: CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC-55YOF-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
67YOWF PT'S HUSBAND ACCIDENTALLY CUT R RING FINGER AND PINKY ON SHEARS WHIILE CUTTING A BUSH. DX. LAC R 4TH & 5TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CORNEAL ABRA: 65YOM CUTTING SOME BUSH BRANCHES EARLIER TODAY, SCRATCHED RT EYE, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT WITH GARDEN SHEARS 72 YO F LACERATION L THUMB #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
A LIMB CUTTER FELL AND HIT PT IN THE MOUTH DX: LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
73YOF, ON ***,ACC CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER ON A PRUNING ?SHEAR THIS AM>>LAC >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
CHI. 82 YOM FELL DOWN 12 FOOT LADDER WHEN TRIMMING LIMBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52YO WHITE FEMALE WAS PRUNING A HEDGE & A BRANCH FELL ON R FOOT DX FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
52 YOM INJURED FINGERS FROM CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-RIGHT 2ND FINGER LACERATION 2 CM, LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
79YOM TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME WHEN THE TRIMMER STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts
62 YOM TRIMMING VINE AND LACERATED RIGHT HAND ON BARBED WIRE FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.58UOM WAS SHARPENING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND LACERATED F INGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE WHEN THE PALM FRON FELL ONTO HEAD NEEDLE WEN T INTO SCALP FB SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT HAND LAC.71YOM LACERATED HAND WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51YOM USING A SERRATED TREE TRIMMERS TODAY DOING YARD WORK INJURED THUMB;THUMB LACERATION,1.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
59 Y/O MALE USING HEDGE TRIMMER INJURING FINGER AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62YOF HAS PAIN IN SHOULDER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER SHOULDER INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
66YOM TRIMMING HIS TREES AT HOME AND GOT A SPLINTER IN HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
65YOF TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO LEFT EYE CONRN EAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
78YOF FELL WHILE TRIMMING FLOWERS DX: RT WRIST INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57 YOF, LAC TO FINGER, PT WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
55 Y/O MALE CUT LEG ON PAIR OF HEDGETRIMMERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
LT TIBIAL FX 57 YOM WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES AND MISSED LAST 2 STEPS OF LA DDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
64YOM FELL 8 FT OUT OF A TRACTOR BUCKET WHILE TRIMMING A TREE DX- HUME RUS, WRIST AND NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/01/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LT MIDDLE FINGER LAC, 56 YOF WAS PRUING A TREE AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOM USING PRUNERS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT HAND WITH THE HANDLE; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69YOM TRIMMING BUSHED AT HOME AND CUT LOWER ARM WITH THE TRIMMER LACERA TION ARM
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/28/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
BACK PAIN-81YOM-AFTER TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
79 YR OLD FEMALE PRUNING BUSHES IN A SLIPPERY ROCK GARDEN AND FELL FX H UMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/20/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
76YOWM PT USING HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT L INDEX FINGER AT HOME. DX. LAC L HAND 2ND DIGIT (INDEX FINGER).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62 YOM WAS TRIMMING TREES IN YARD AND POKED ON FOREHEAD BY TREE BRANCH SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2010Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
84YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME STS AFTER PRUNNING BUSHES C/O L FOREARM SWELLING, REDNESS, DX ACUTE FOREARM ECCHYMOSIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71 YO M FELL TRIMMING A TREE, HURT BACK. DX L4 FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/08/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
63YOWM PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER TO TRIM ROSE BUSHES AND CUT TIP OF R INDEX FINGER. DX. LAC R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC, 56 YOM CUT HAND WHEN USING TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX L POSTERIOR ARM PN: 74YOF 3D OF TRICEP AREA PN ON L AFTER TRIM' BUSHES @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56YOM STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE TRIMMING TREES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX L QUADRICEPS TENDON RUPTURE: 64YOM BIBA AFTER HE SLIP' & FELL F STAND'G POS W TRIM' HEDGES ON HILLSIDE; TWIST KEE; LAND' ON BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/25/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX CERVICALGIA: 73YOM C/O CERVICAL NECK PN X 4MOS; PT STATES RECENT INC IN ACTIVITY PERFORM' YARDWORK DO' OVERHEAD CUT' OF LIMBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
55 YOM WAS PRUNING TREE AND FELL 12 FT FROM LADDER. DX: L 3,4,5,10,11,12 RIB FX, CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/09/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71YOM TRIMMING TREE LIMBS WHEN ONE FELL ACROSS HIS LOWER ARM CAUSED A L ACERATION THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2010Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
86YOM TRIMMING SHRUBS IN THE HOT SUN AND WENT DOWN FOUND SEVERAL HOURS LATER BY THE POOL MAN IN THE BUSHES ADMITTED FOR CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/05/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
80YOM TRIMMING HEDGES IN HIS YARD AND GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE CORNE AL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56 YOM, CONCUSSION TO HEAD, WAS TRIMMING TREE'S AND BRANCH FELL ON HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX CONTU R FOOT/TINEA PEDIS: 61YOM H/O DROP' 40LB BRUSH GUARD ON R FOOT 5D AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
57 YOM WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND THE BRANCH HIT LOW BACK AND PINNED HIM T O THE GROUND/ PAIN TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/23/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69YOM TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND SUSTAINED A PW TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
69 YOF PT LACERATED L 1ST FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS WHILE TRIMMING TREES. DX: L FIFTH DIGIT LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX LAC FOREARM: 78YOM SLOW OOZ'G BLD F LAC SUFFERED ON TREE LIMB YTDY TRIM TREE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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