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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 221
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| HAD BEEN UP IN A TREE AND FELL APPROX 20 FT, LANDED HITTING A LAWN MOWE R, INJURED RT HIP AND RT FOREARM. FX DISTAL RT FEMUR* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUTTING TREE & TREE FELL ONTO PT DX L THIGH CONTUSION / ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| TRIMMING BRANCH ON TREE, FELL APPROX. 15 FEET TO GROUND DX: CONTUSION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO TRIM SOME TREES & FELL SUSTAINING A FEMUR FRACTURE, RT INFERIOR RAMI FRACTURE & PELVIS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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