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Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:210Lower Leg:150
Lower Trunk:70Lower Arm:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LAC L 5TH FING/65YOF AT HOME CUT L 5TH FINGER ON HEDGE SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2007Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES SLIPPED AND FELL ON TO HER R LEG DX R HIP FX#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH MANUAL TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING FLOWERS AT MOTHER'S HOUSE . DX; LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT WAS AT HOME, PICKED UP A HEDGE CLIPPER AND THE HANDLE HIT LWR LW CAUSING A CONTUSION, USED ICY HOT PATCH CAUSING CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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