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Accidents - Manual pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 459
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:359Upper Trunk:69
Lower Trunk:15Neck:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/07/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS ON ROOF TRIMMING BUSHES, SLIPPED & FELL ON RT SIDE C/O RT KNEE & HIP PAIN. DX - RT HIP FRACTURE, KNEE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 10/03/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2009Age: 51 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
PT WAS PUTTING A PLASTIC GUARD ON MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS THAT WERE IN T HE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK THE TRUCK STARTED PULLING AWAY- LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT WORKING WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS NOW HAVING PAIN IN NECK STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
DX INDEX FINER LAC, R: W CUT'G FLOWERS W PRUN'G SHEARS W HE CUT INTO LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER USING A PLAN CLIPPER, DX: LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment, Footwear
COMPRESSION FX T5, SUBACUTE,HAPPENED A WK AGO: TRIMMING IVY BETWEEN HER PROPERTY & NEIGHBOR, TRIPPED OVER SHOELACE,MID R SIDE BACK BACK HURTING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
TRYING TO PRUNE A VINE WITH PRUNING SHEARS. DX-LAC RIGHT THUMG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH A PAIR OF SHEARS. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
PT PRESENT TO ER RT FINGER LACERATION AFTER TRIMMING HEDGES AND SLIP AN D FALL- DX- FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER CAUGHT ON EDGER WHILE DOING YARD WORK LACERATION RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
PATIENT WAS USING SHEARS WHILE TRIMMING BACK PLANTS AT HIS HOUSE, SUSTAINED A THUMB INJURY. DX-THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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