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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 747
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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: 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: 06/18/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING THE HEDGES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT FELL ON UNEVEN SIDEWALK WHILE TRIMMING GRASS, FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2007Age: 80 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
TENDONITIS LT ELBOW: TRIMMING BUSHES, PULLING GRAPE VINES OUT OF BUSHES FOR 45 MINUTES, NOW L ELBOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Chain saws
PT TRIMMING HEDGES AND USING CHAIN SAW STRAINED L ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2007Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HEMATOMA R ELBNOW WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
L ELBOW FX: REACHING UP TO TRIM A LIMB ON A TREE IN HER YARD, SLIPPED AND FELL FROM A STANDING POSITION TO GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FRACTURE ELBOW - 75 YOF WAS CUTTING WEEDS AND FELL DOWN AN INCLINE INJU RING HER LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES CUT LT. FOREARM, FELL DX: LACERATION FOREARM, FRACTURE LT. ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2002Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PRUNING A TREE YESTERDAY WHEN HE FELL AND INJURED HIS L ELBOW.L ELBOW C ONTUSION $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
75 YOM TRIPPED OVER HEDGE TRIMMER FELL CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2001Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/1997Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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