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Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 537
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:436Hand:68
Lower Arm:15Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/02/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
DX LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON HAND HELD LAWN TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WORKING IN THE YARD AT HOME USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SCISSORS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT LACERATED FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS, LACERATION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT STABBED SELF INADVERTANTLY WITH SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT STATES WAS WORKING IN YARD WITH CLIPPERS AND GOT HER FINGER CAUGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
DX LACERATIONS TO LEFT 2 ADN 3RD TOES: DROPPED PRUNING SHEARS ONTO TOES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
LAC LEFT THUMB. PT CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
71-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FINGER FROM PRUNING CLIPPERS AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
LAC L HAND, THUMB/INDEX FINGER WEB SPACE WHILE USING A PULL TRIMMER ON TREES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH TREE TRIMMER. LACERATION TO 2ND DIGIT OF LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT CLIPPING TOMATOE PLANTS AT HOME WITH A MANUAL CLIPPERS SUSTAINED AN AVULSION INJURY TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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