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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| MULT. CONT'S S/P FALL:POSS OCCULT FX SCAPHOID R WRIST;WORKING IN YARD, BLOWING LEAVES,LOST BAL.FELL FORWARD,SWELLING HAND,R WRIST TENDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET ONSET OF LT HAND NUMBNESS WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER&THEN DEVELOPED LIGHTHEADNESS>>HAND NUMBNESS/NEAR-SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 91YO WHITE MALE AT HOME USING BLOWER IN DRIVEWAY,TRIPPED ON CORD,NLOC ABRA L HAND-ARM-L KNEE, DX ABRASIONS & SKIN TEARS-FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT FELL WHILE HOLDING LEAF BLOWER AIND INJURED HAND DX; SPRAINED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| HIT ON LEAF BLOWER - CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| 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: 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: 10/24/2000 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2000 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/1999 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Tool sheds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/1999 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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