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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - Year 2002 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151
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Date: 08/11/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT WAS HIT W/LAWN MOWER PULL CORD. DX: CONT/HEMATOMA L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
L WRIST SPR/35YOM APPROX 1 HR AGO STARTED LAWN MOWER AND CORD WHACKED I NSIDE OF L WRIST. HAS ABRASIONS & SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT ATTEMPTING TO START POWER LAWNMOWER BY PULLING CORD, STRAINED RT WRI ST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT BURNED WRIST ON LAWN MOWER MUFFLER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L WRIST, CONT R INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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