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Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,222
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Date: 10/08/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
58YOF CUT LEFT HAND WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2010Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
84YOWM PT FELL WHILE *** & SCRAPED HAND AT HOME. DX. LAC L HA ND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
58YOM-HAND LAC-HT A BRICK WALL WHILE TRYING TO START ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WHILE TAKING BOLT OFF WEED TRIMMER HEARD HAND POP HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
53Y/O,F,STUNG BY BEE WHILE ***, SWELLING HAND, LEFT WITHOUT BEING EXAMI NED BY ED DOC, WENT TO FMD
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A POWER TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TAKING *** FROM GRANDSON, LAC TOP OF L HAND, BLADE OF *** CUT HER HAND. DX. LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LACERATION L HAND; PT & HUSBAND WERE CUTTING WEEDS WHEN HER HUSBAND ACC IDENTIALLY CUT PTS HAND WITH *** WITH METAL BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A POWERED *** AT HOME . .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2007Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
80 YOM, WAS WORKING IN THE YARD WITH WIFE, WIFE WAS GOING TO HAND PT ** *, ON, THE PLASTIC WIRE HIT PT IN HAND. DX; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT HAND ON ***/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CLEANING *** THAT TURNED ON CUTTING HAND LACERATION LEFET HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
HIT BY ***/ CONTUSION LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING *** AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
WAS *** AND FELL TO GROUND. LACERATION, LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CHANGING SPOOL ON *** HAND SLIPPED HIT BLADE DX LACERATION HAND DX LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Knives
53 YO M CUTTING *** LINE W/KNIFE INJURED HAND LAC HAND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2004Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
73 YEAR OLD MALE INSECT BITE STUNG BY BEES WHILE ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HAND AFTER USING A ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT HIS HAND WITH A KNIFE DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
62 YOF WAS USING ***; DEVELOPED RASH OF HANDS, WRISTS AND LOWERARMS. D ERMATITIS, MULTIPLE AREAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2001Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2001Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2000Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2000Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/1998Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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