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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 687
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 61YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WHILE USING MANNUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS TO CU T FLOWERS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 1 CM L 5TH FINGER LAC: 66YOM TRIMMING BUSHES, CUT FINGER, LITTLE LAC. W/ A FLAP, NON-ELECTRIC TRIMMERS, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 54 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND WHILE USING THE HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 58 Y/O/M PRUNING HEDGES WITH PRUNING SHEARS AND CUT FINGER AT HOME DX/ LT PINKY LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 59YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM PRUNING SHEARS CUTTING A BUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC.68YOM WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS AND LACERATED FINGER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 71YOM WITH LAC TO FINGERS FROM HEDGE CLIPPERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 84YOF CUTTING HEDGE WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS WAS CUT TO LOWER ARM WITH UNKNO WN WIRER...LAC TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 72YOM AT *** STORE FOUND A MANUEL HEDGE TRIMMER WALKING TO CLERKSLIPPED ON THE FLOOR DROPPED TRIMMER ON FOOT;FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 57YOM USING MECHANICAL HEDGE TRIMMERS ACCIDENTLY LACERATED FINGERS ACROSS BLADE;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 55YOM,2CM LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER S/P ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 54 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER FALLING BACKWARD FROM TRIMMING HEDGES INJUR ING LT ARM-DX- FRACTURE LOWER LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 83YOF WAS AT HOME, FELL OVER THE HEDGE TIMMERS CAUSING A RT HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| 71YOM WAS TRIMMING HIS BUSHES WITH LARGE TRIMMING CLIPPERS C/O HEARING A LARGE "POPPING" SOUND IN RIGHT ELBOW. DX:MUSCLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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