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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 582
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RASH 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: 06/24/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 06/17/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 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: 06/15/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 06/12/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 06/06/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 06/05/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 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: 05/29/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 03/30/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 03/20/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 02/09/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 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: 01/01/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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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