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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,781
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 64YOM DEVELOPED RT ARM PAIN WHILE CUTTING DOWN TREES OUTSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| 51YOM, C/O PRURITIC RASH TO B/L ARMS/LEGS S/P CLEANING BRUSH >>DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| 54YOM-RASH ON ARMS-EXPOSURE WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 71 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION OF THE LEFT FO REARM - STATES HE WAS CUTTING A TREE & END OF BRANCH CUT FOREARM - HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| URTICARIA: 64YOM BLOTCHY RASH ON ARMS & TRUNK, STARTED FRIDAY, CUTTING SOME TREES, FINDING CONSISTENT MORE URTICARIA RASH THAN CONT.DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 76YOWM PT WENT TO SHOP AT HOME, LOST BALANCE AND HIT ARM ON SOME TOOLS. DX. LAC L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| 57YOM CUTTING TREES, TREE FELL ON ARM/ LT DISTAL RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Tools |
| SKIN TEAR WITH PERSISTENT BLEEDING: CUTTING TREE BRANCH, SCRAPED HISSHI N ON TREE BRANCH,L FOREARM WOULDN'T STOP BLEEDING, ON ***,*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| C/O WORSENING B/L ARMS ITCH RASH THAT STARTED WHILE CUTTING A TREE @ HO ME>>CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING TOOL BROKE CUTTING BOTH FOREARMS. DX: TOTAL OF 14 CM LAC BOT H FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| RASH ON ARMS AFTER CUTTING BUSHESDERMATITIS ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT CUTTING DOWN A TREE BRANCH AND CUT (L) ARM, WHEN BRANCH FELL ON IT DX;; LAC (L) FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| L FA LAC CUTTING PLANTS DX: FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| POISON IVY: DERMATITIS FOREARMS: CUTTING WOOD YESTERDAY, POISON IVY ARMS, FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM FROM GARDEN SHEERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| FOREARM LAC-CUTTING WOOD WHEN WOOD FLEW UP HITTING ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| REPORTS WAS OUTSIDE CUTTING BRANCHES/WEEDS WHEN NOTICED THE DEVELOPEMEN T OF RASH ON BILATERAL ARMS>> POISOIN IVY VS CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| PRESENTS WITH 2 DAYS HISTORY OF FOREARM SPREADING RASH THAT STARTED WHI LE DOING YARD WORK>> CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Tools, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK BY A FALLEN TREE WHILE CUTTING IT DOWN >> FOREARM/ARM SKIN TEARS/LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD A PIECE KICKED BACK AND HIT ARM DX: LAC TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 80 YOM WAS USING ABRASIVE BLADE TOOL AND KNICKED HIMSELF ON RIGHT FOREA RM SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| FELL CUTTING BUSHES, L ELBOW PAIN DX: FX L RADIUS` |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| RASH ON ARMS-AFTER CUTTING DOWN TREES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| POISON IVY ON ARM WHILE CUTTING HEDGES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A GRINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT CUT FOREARM GRINDING METAL DX: L FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 72 YOM CUT ARM ON GRINDER LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| CUT ARM WITH HOLE DIGGER FOREARM LACER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT. WAS USING A GRINDER, IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FOREARM LACERATION LOWER ARM 5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT USING METAL GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK AND LACERATED FOREARM. D: FO REARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| SKIN TEAR,AVULSION L FOREARM - PICKING UP A METAL GRINDER AND IT SLIPPE D ,CUTTING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS ON ARMS-POISON IVY SINCE CUTTING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT LAC RT ARM ON TOOL IN GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| RASH ON ARMS-POISON IVY-CUTTING DOWN TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| CUT LT. FOREARM W/ GRINDER DX: LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PATIENT CUT HIS LEFT LOWER ARM BY A GRINDER AT HOME. DX-LACERATIONLEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tools, Clothing |
| P.W. L ARM;HEMATOMA/69YOM INJURED ARM WHILE AT HOME IN YARD ON A TOOL T HAT WAS IN HIS POCKET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools, Pipes |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING PEICE OF PIPE WHEN GRINDER HIT IT AGAINST LOWER ARM. DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| FOREARM LAC-FELL IN GARAGE-HIT A TOOL-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2001 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2000 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/1998 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/1997 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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