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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 676
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT USING A POWER LEAF BLOWER AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Wire |
| PATIENT FELL ONTO LEAF BLOWER HANDLE AFTER TRIPPING ON WIRES AT HOME. D: ABDOMINAL WALL CONTUSION, POSSIBLE HEPATIC MASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 57-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF FALLING W HILE BLOWING LEAFS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 73 YOMC BLOWING LEAVES WITH LEAF BLOWER, SAFETY GUARD FELL OFF UNNOTICE D, CAUGHT FINGER INLEAFBLOWER/LAC LT 4TH FINGERTIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT FINGER ON MOTOR OF LEAF BLOWER. ACUTE TUFT OPEN FX/LAC RT RING FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RT HAND LAC-CUT ON BLADE OF LEAF BLOWER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 74-YOF FRACTURED HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF FALLING WHILE USING A LEAF B LOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 83 Y.O. B MALE W/CHI. PT FELL IN HIS YARD WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER @ H OME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| ABRASION SCALP - LOST BALANCE WHEN PICKING UP CORD OF LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 70 YO M USING LEAF BLOWER DEVELOPED MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL STRAIN ,MULTIPLE SITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PATIENT HAS FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EAR SINCE LEANING OUT CARPORT WITH LEAF BLOWER 2 DAYS AGO. D: FOREIGN BODY, EAR; OTITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LT HAND BURNS-AT HOME-TOUCHED HOT METAL PART ON GARDEN TOOL(GAS BLOWER) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PATIENT HAS CONTINUED EYE PAIN SINCE USING LEAF BLOWER SEVERAL DAYS AGO. D: CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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