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Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 635
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2006:117
Year 2007:219
Year 2008:298

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/06/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HER MESQUITE TREE W/ A TRIMMER & STEPPED BACK TO LOOK A T HER TREE & HAS AN ONSET OF MID BACK PAIN.DX:THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
WAS CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH SON AND WAS HIT IN CHEST AS TREE FELL DX- RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CONTUSION/ABRASION L CHEST; WAS HIT BY A TREE BRANCH WHILE PRUNNING UP ON A LADDER, C/O L SIDE CHEST PAIN/RIB PAIN. *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE BRANCH, FELL & STRUCK IN CHEST DX; NONE STATED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/03/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
76 YO MALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CUTTING DOWN TREES CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/10/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING A TREE, FELL 15FEET OFF, HITTING CHEST ON A TREE BRANCH ON WAY DOWN >> PNEUMOTHORX/RIB FXS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/11/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES WHEN ONE STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT STS CRUSHING CHEST PAIN WHILE CUTTING BUSHES DX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts
CONTUSION CHEST(RIB),PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT PALM PLANT,ACCIDETALLY HITTING FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
HIT BY TREE HE WAS CUTTING/RIB FX X4, VERTEBRAL FX X 4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING TREE & TREE FELL ON PT CHESTDX RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/14/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
RIB FXS-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-HIT W/ TREE LIMB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/27/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PNEUMOTHORAX-FELL 15 FEET FROM A TREE-LANDED ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/08/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts
WAS PULLING A LARGE TREE LIMB OFF A FENCE; LIMB BROKE LOSE AND STRUCK P ATIENT IN THE CHEST. FRACTURE, LEFT 8TH RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2006Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMB WITH A SAW AT HOME, LIMB FELL HITTING PT. ON SIDE. DX-PULMONARY CONTUSION, CONTUSION CHEST AND BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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