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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 988
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2004 | 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS CUT LT. THUMB DX: LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| R CP X5 DAYS, TRIMMING ROSES AND ALMOST FELL DX; FX R COSTAL CARTILAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 51 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LACERATED FINGER WITH GARDEN SHEARS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS USING PRUNING SHEERS AND SNIPPED A PIECE OF HIS THUMB OFF...L THUMB TIP SOFT TISSUE AMPUTATION S/P CAUTERIZATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Clothing accessories |
| PT WAS MANUALLY TRIMMING SOME BUSHES AT HOME WHILE WEARING GLOVES GOT A PALM FROM IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL ONTO RIGHT LOWER ARM CONT USION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| THUMB LAC-CUT ON GARDEN SHEARS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME A BRANCH HIT HIM IN THE CHEST, CONTUSION CHES T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | 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 pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT GARDENING AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SECOND FINGER WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT PRUNING A TREE BRANCH AT HOME WITH MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT LT. INDEX FINGER W/ PRUNING SHEARS DX: AVULSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE USING PRUINING SHEARS AND LAC RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT REPORTS FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE PRUNING LAST NIGHT W/MANUAL PRUNER. DX. FX L DISTAL #5, LAC R HAND, L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS TRIMMING HEDGES WITH CLIPPERS AND CUT HAND DX LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT FINGER USING GARDENING CLIPPERS SKIN AVULSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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