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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 741
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:21
Year 1998:94
Year 1999:17
Year 2001:16
Year 2002:98
Year 2003:39
Year 2005:142
Year 2008:74
Year 2009:155
Year 2010:81

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


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: 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: 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: 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: 03/03/2010Age: 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: 11/16/2009Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
84 YOF WAS WORKING IN HER YARD PRUNING THE TREE CLOSING THE HATCHBACK O F HER CAR AND HEARD A POP INJURING UPPER ARM DX UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRANSVERSE FX PROX HUMERUS, PT WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES AND WENT TO PULL A LARGER ONE AND FELT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2009Age: 76 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
MUSCULOSKELETAL R UPPER ARM PAIN: CUTTING HEDGES SATURDAY, PAIN UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUTTING FLOWERS IN GARDEN AND FELL DX: MID SHAFT RT HUMERAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX LWBS: SPIDER BIT UPPER R ARM W TREE TRIMMING LAST NOC PLUS REDNESS/ EDEMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/24/2005Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SWELLING R U ARM 2WKS USING TRIMMERS IN YRD FLT PULL & PAIN R SHO 2DAY TRPD IN YRD CAUGHT SELF W R ARM INTENSE PN D DVT R UP ARM ? BICEPS RPT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/03/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING SHRUBS AT HOME AND FELL INTO THE SHRUBS SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CRANKING ***, FELT POP AT HOME. DX. FX. R ACROMION. (UPPER ARM)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT UPPER ARM BEE STING-WHILE TRIMMING HIS BUSHES-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT BICEP STRAIN.PT WAS CLIPPING TREES AND INJURED BICEP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WORKING IN YARD USING PRUNING SHEERS & FELL. HAD FALLEN 1 WK.AGONOT SEEN IN ER FOR PREV. FALL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/20/2001Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/1999Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/15/1998Age: 76 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/1998Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/1997Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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