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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 640
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 65YOM TREE TRIMMER CUT ARM FORARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX RIGHT EYE ABRASION: SOMETHING FELL INTO EYE WHILE PRUNING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATED MIDDLE FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARERS# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 65 YOM LACERATED LEFT 5TH FINGER ON TREE TRIMMER BLADE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A TRIMMER AT HOME POWERED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC LEFT 2ND FINGER - CUT FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT.INJ.RT. FOREARM AT HOME WHEN USING PRUNERS & THEY FELL & HIT HIM. DX; 2 CM.LAC.R.TFOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| 61 YOM LACERATES FINGER ON A PRUNER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS STANDING ON A HILL USING A TRIMMER TO TRIM TREES - FEEL BACKWARDS A ND TWISTED ANKLE. FRACTURE, LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING PRUNING SHE ARS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: L DISTAL FIFTH DIGIT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL ON STICK IN YARD TRIMMING HEDGES CHEST WALL PAIN/ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LEFT UPPER ARM STRAIN: PRUNING, INJURED ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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