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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 690
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND FELL OFF LADDER. MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| IN HER GARDEN AND KICKED GARDEN PRUNING SHEARS AND LACERATED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 56 YOM DROPPED GARDEN SHEARS ON RIGHT HAND LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| STABBED SELF WITH GARDEN SHEARS 2 CM THUMB LACERATION WITH SEVERED TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| 69 Y/O F INJURED LOW BACK WHILE PRUNING GRAPE VINES AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| 63 Y/O M INJURED L HIP WHEN FELL TO GROUND WHILE USING BRANCH PRUNERS T O CUT OVERHEAD BRANCHES AT HOME. DX; L HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATED PALM WITH MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING FLOWERS WITH SHEARS AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| IN GARDEN AND LACERATED HAND WITH MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME PRUNING A TREE WHEN HE LACERATEDHIS RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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