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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 536
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT. STATES HE WAS STARTING HIS LEAF BLOWER AND WHEN HE PULLED THE ROPE, HE HIT BACK OF R HAND ON RAILING. DX. LAC, CONT R WRIST/HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT USING A LEAF BLOWER, WALKING ON SEA WALL, DIDNT SEE SOMETHING ON SEA WALL, FELL OFF, FX LT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| UPPER BACK PAIN;HYPERTENSION/65YOM C/O L UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER USING A LEAF BLOWER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| TRIPPED OVER A BLOWER AND LANDED ON SHOULDER AND WRIST DX KNEE SPRAIN , WRIST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER IN YARD AT HOME. DX. R WRIST FX, LAC R WR IST. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT TRYING TO CLEAN HIT LEAF BLOWER AND THUMB GOT CAUGHT ON INTAKE VENT C/O PAIN IN LEFT TH UMB LEFT THUMB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT USING LEAF BLOWER FB IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 58 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 |
| PT LAC RT THUMB ON A BROKEN LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO H URT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LAC FOREHEAD; TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER IN GARAGE & FELL STRIKING EDGE OF CAR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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