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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,882
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	339
Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	317
Year 2001:	541
Year 2002:	297
Year 2003:	417
Year 2004:	304
Year 2005:	378
Year 2006:	309
Year 2007:	185
Year 2008:	426
Year 2009:	706
Year 2010:	582

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
62 YOF WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AND WAS STUNG ON LEFT FOREARM BY SOME INSECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX CONTU FOREARM: TRIP'D W TRIM'G TREES YTDY. PN IN R WRIST & FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
60 M PRUNING TREES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO LOWER ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRAUMA LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE USING TRIMMER IN PATIO FELL DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
54 YOM LACERATED LEFT FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RASH TO ARMS 3 DAYS AFTER TRIMMING BRUSH. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT.INJ.RT.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN USING PRUNING SHEERS TO TRIM TREE & HIT ARM WITH PRUNERS. DX; LAC.RT.FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT PUNCTURED FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPER YESTERDAY TODAY RED STREAK DOWN ARM & FEVER, DX ACUTE LYMPHANGITIS RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE CUTTING A BRANCH. DX. L FOREARM LACERATIO N.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AT HOM WHEN THE SEEDPOD FELL ONTO LOWER ARM LAC ERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN THE TRIMMER HIT HIM IN THE FOREARM LACERATION L OWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts
LT FOREARM ABRASION: TETANUS BOOSTER: TRIMMING WEEDS, CUT ARM ON METAL FENCE, TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS PRUNING HER CACTUS AND FELL SUSTAINED A PW TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A BUSH AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 79 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
79 YOF WAS PRUNING *** BUSH AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO RIGHT FOREARM RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT RECEIVED SKIN TEAR TO FOREARM WHEN USING SHEERS TO CUT HEDGE BUSHES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOF LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM ON GARDENING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 57 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
REPORTS GRADUAL ONSET OF ITCHY RADH ONTO BOTH ARMS AFTER TRIMMING THE H DGES>>CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 71 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
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS USING HEGDE TRIMMER AND LACERATED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 81 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
ACCIDENTLY STRUCK WITH GRASS CUTTING SHEARS. DX LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT C/O CUT ARM WITH CLIPPERS. DX LAC FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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
LAC L FOREARM/51YOF CUT INNER ASPECT OF R FOREARM ON HEDGE CLIPPER AT H OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 64 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
FOREARM AB-HIT ARM WHILE TRIMMING ROSE BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 58 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
PT SUST LACERATION TO FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 61 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
USING HEDGE CLIPPERS AND CLIPPED FOREARM RESULTING IN A SMALL TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING A PINEAPPLE PALM TREE AT HOME AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN R IGHT LOWER ARM FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
POISON IVY ON ARMS & LEGS-AFTER TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE AT HOME, LAC LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 80 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
TRIMMING TREES AND HAD PAIN IN RIGHT FOREARM. SPRAIN, RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 80 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
PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND FELL INTO THE PALM TREE SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING HEDGES AND FELL FORWARD AND BLACKED OUT FOR A SECOND RADIUS FR ACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING BRANCHES 1 WEEK AGO, CUT L FOREARM DX: FOREARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CLOSED RADIUS & ULNAR STYLOID FX: OUTSIDE PRUNING BUSHES, LOST BALANCE, FELL ONTO LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 65 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
L FOREARM LAC/65YOM AT HM WAS TRIMMING TREE W/EXTENDED CUTTER & BRANCH SNAPPED & FELL PUSHING CUTTER BLADE INTO L FOREARM AT AN ANGLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT FELL AT HOME TRIMMING HEDGE. DX-DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FELL, TRIMMING TREE ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
POISON IVY ON ARMS-AFTER TRIMMING WEEDS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT ARM W/PRUNERS. DX: R FOREARM LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	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
PT CUT HIS FOREARM WITH HEDGETRIMMER, SUSTAINED "LT FOREARM LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SNAKE BITE FOREARM - 58 YOM WAS BITTEN ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM BY A SNAKE WHILE TRIMMING THE HEDGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 80 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, Fences or fence posts
FELL TRIMMING TREE, SCRAPED ARM ON FENCE/ LAC CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT.REPORTED CUT TO LT.ARM C/O TENDERNESS WHILE CUTTING HEDGES DX-ABRASAION LT.FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREARM FROM THORN ON FRIDAY. ALSO NUMBNESS I N FINGERS POSSIBLY FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS. D: PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT SELF WITH PRUNERS DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 77 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
LT FOREARM LAC-CUT ON TRIMMING SHEARS IN GARDEN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HIT ARM ON PRUNNING SHEARS DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
61YOFC SPENT LAST WEEK TRIMMING EVERGREEN BUSHES. PRESENTS WITH ALLERGI C CONTACT DERMATITIS/CELLULITIS ON INNER LOWER ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	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
PT LAC LT FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING A BUSH RUPTURED VEIN-LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 55 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
LAC L FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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 LEFT FOREARM LACERATION: INJURED SELF WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FOREARM ON TRIMMER DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 74 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CONTACT DERMATITIS, DEVELOPED RASH TO BOTH ARMS AFTER TRIMMING WEEDS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LT FOREARM LAC-AT HOME-CUT ON WEED TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT FOREARM PAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT FOREARM, WRIST AND HAND AFTER USING GARD EN SHEARS. FEELS PROGRESSIVE WEAKNESS TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 60 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
CUT ARM WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
WHILE PRUNING TREE, FELL OFF LADDER DX: RT. RADIAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2001	Age: 52 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2001	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2001	Age: 59 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 61 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2000	Age: 60 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2000	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2000	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2000	Age: 64 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2000	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1998	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1998	Age: 63 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1998	Age: 62 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1998	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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