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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 535
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUTTING TREE BRANCH @ HOME, CUT HEAD DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMNG TREE & IT FELL ON HIM DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A TREE BRANCH. PT WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHE S. +LOC. D: CHI, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE. ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| HELPING HUSBAND CUT A TREE LIMB WITH A CHAIN SAW - LAC TO HEAD WHEN THE LIMB FELL ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING HER ROSE BUSHES AND FELL TO THE WALKWAY ONTO HEAD SUSTA INED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Golf |
| PT IN WOODS @ GOLF COURSE PICKING UP LOST GOLF BALLS STRUCK HEAD ON TREE BRANCH - LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL 15-20 FEET FROM PALM TREE THAT HE WAS TRIMMING. BRIEF LOC. GCS 13 BUT IMPROVED ENROUTE. D:SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, RIB FXS, PTX. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| CONCUSSION W/L.O.C.; CERV STRAIN;SCALP & FACIAL ABRA:UP IN TREE CUTTING LIMBS,SAWED THRU BRANCH THAT STRUCK HEAD,FELL,PANTS CAUGHT ON LIMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A TREE BRANCH AND KNOCKED OFF LADDER AT HOME DX: CONCUSSION WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| CUTTING A TREE WHICH FELL ONTO HEAD/SHOULDER"CHI" +NECK/SHOULDER MS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH AT HOME, STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ONBRANC H. DX - HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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