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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 482
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 05/16/2007 | 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: 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 |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | 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: Manual hedge trimmers |
| PT USING MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMER ON THE BUSHES AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | 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: Manual hedge trimmers |
| CUT ARM ON TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING TREEDX: LACERATION RT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2001 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/1999 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/1997 | Age: 84 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: Manual hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/1997 | Age: 67 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: Puncture |
| Product: Manual hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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