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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 604
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 YOM CRANKING LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY THINKS HE PULLED SOMETHING. C/O SHOULDER PAIN AT HOME. DX-STRAIN SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75YOF SPRAINED SHOULDER TRIPPED OVER TREE ROOT WHILE BLOWING LEAVES AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 64 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 |
| 64YOF-SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN SINCE USING A GAS LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 55 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 HAD SHOULDER PX WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FELL OFF A WALL WHILE BLOWING LEAVES. DX. SHOULDER DISLOCATION, FINGER FX., CHEST AND ABDOMINAL WALL CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT INJURED SHOULDER 2 WEEKS AGO TRYING TO START LEAF BLOWER DX// LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT RECEIVED MUTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO SHOULDER, ELBOW, WRIST, HAND AND FACE WHEN BLOWING OFF CARPORT WITH BLOWER AND TRIPPED OVER CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 79 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 |
| STRAINED SHOULDER TRYING TO START A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE BLOWING LEAVES LT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 51 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 INJURED PULLING START ROPE ON LEAF BLOWER; ROTATOR CUFF TEAR |
| 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: 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) |
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