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Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 578
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:447Lower Leg:68
Elbow:15Face:15
Upper Leg:15Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
DX LEFT THIGH LACERATION: CUT LEG WITH ELECTRIC SHEARS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT. RAN INTO A TREE CUTTER WITH HIS LOWER LEG. DIAGNOSIS ; LAC. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT. CUT R. THUMB WHILE USING PRUNNING SHEARS. DX. R. THUMB LAC. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
55 YO CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC SHEARS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
L 4TH FING LAC/58YOM CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
72 YOF LACERATES FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUTTING BUSHES AND FELT A POP IN ELBOW DX: L OLECRANON BURSITIS, POSS BICEP TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
DX LACERATION RIGHT FOOT: DROPPED PRUNING SHEARS ONTO FOOT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC TRIMMERS LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/10/2005Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON CUTTING SHEARS THE CUTTING SHEARS WERE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME WHEN PIECE HIT HIM IN THE FACE DX:LAC BELOW THE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2005Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WHILE PRUNNING USING SHEARS LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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