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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 345
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 78YOWF WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG AFTER CUTTING IT WITH WEED TRIMMER STRING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT STUMBLED AND FELL DOWN ONTO ***. DX: L LOWER LEG LAC 8 CM. DX: L LOWER LEG LAC 8 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT CUT W/BLADE OF *** AT HOME. DX. LAC L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| INJURED LOWER LEG WITH WEED CUTTER DX:OPEN WOUND LOWER LEG,LEG CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT WAS USING A *** AND HIT ROCK, ROCK HIT PATIENTS LEG. HAPPENED 040407. NOW PAINFUL AND SWOLLEN. DX; CONTUSION TO LEG, CELLULIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT HAS ABRASIONS ON LEGS FROM *** AT HOME. ALSO HAS VARICOSE VEIN S. DX: ABRASIONS TO LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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