Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,800
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	66
6-15 years old:	49
16-25 years old:	513
26-50 years old:	1,985
50+ years old:	1,185

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,969	Hand:	325
Upper Leg:	211	Lower Leg:	83
Shoulder:	68	Knee:	67
Toe:	59	Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LACERATED THUMB ON GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT. CUT R. INDEX FINGER W/ ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. R. INDEX FINGER LAC. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
1.5CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-TRIMMING HEDGES W/ ELECTRIC TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
27 YOM LACERATED LEFT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER LT INDEX FINGER WITH AND ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS WORKING WITH A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG WITH IT LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LACERATION, CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS (ELECTRIC)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATED FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 62 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: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER HEDGER WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
C/O PT STATES CUT HAND ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS DX LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
78 YR OLD MALE CUT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
71 YO - DX: LAC. L INDEX,RING, & PINKY FINGERS- CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMLMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
3CM FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LACERATED FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT L FINGER W/ HEDGE ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
21 YOF CU T FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS L T SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUTTING FLOWERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN FINGERS CUT BY TRIMMER. DX: LAC FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION LEFT HAND-CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING ELECTRICAL HEADGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FELL USING GAS MOTORIZED HEDGE TRIMMER AND LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION CAUSED BY HEDGE TRIMMER ON HIS FINGER DX; 1CM LACERATION TO R THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LEFT 3RD DIGIT LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATED KNEE WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGERS ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: LAC L LONG FINGER .25 CM/L RING .25 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 60 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON ELECTRIC H EDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, SUSTAINED LAC TO LT RING FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
61 YOF LACERATES THUMB WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
40 YOF LACERATES 2 FINGERS WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
WAS TRIMMING BUSHES WITH THE HEDGE TRIMMERS AND CUT HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER. LAC TO TIP OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER 0.8CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION TO TOE ON HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE LEAVING GARAGE CLIPPER WAS NO T MOVING LACERATION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS DX LACERATION OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
RADIUS HEAD FX-TRIPPED OVER CORD TO POWER TRIMMER-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 46 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
13Y/M CUTTING BUSHES W/ ELECTRIC TRIMMER INJURED LEFT HAND PICKING DEBR IS OFF & CUTTING W/ RIGHT HAND@ HOME TODAY;1.5CM LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC L IND FING/63YOM AT HOME CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT TIP OF FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS FRACTURE FINGER WITH NA ILBED LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
1. 17 YOM LACERATES HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 23 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: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
23 YOM CUT UPPER LEG WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 27 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TR IMMERS (POWER OFF AT TIME)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
USING HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATED FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT HAND ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT TO RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME. 2CM LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
1. 25 YOF LACERATES FINGER ON ELECTRIC TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICK HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAIEND " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
18 YR OLD MALE CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION HAND - 61 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIM MERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 60 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRI C HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
SUPERFICIAL LACERATION R INDEX FINGER: CUTTING HEDGES WITH *** ELECTRI C HEDGE TRIMMER, CUT R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT MULTI FINGERS ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINED " LACS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 26 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT HAND WITH ELECTRIC HEDGETRIMMER .DX. MULTIPLE L HAND LACERATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L FOURTH FINGER LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO INDEX FINGER W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LAC R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
42 YOF LACERATES FINGERS ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH GAS HEDGE CLIPPERS-HEALING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 17 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT SELF WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
42 YO WM CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LT FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PICKED UP THE ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 57 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON ELECTRIC H EDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER DX- 2 CM LACERATION LEFT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
RUNNING MOTORIZED HEDGE CLIPPERS SUSTAINED AN AVULSION OF TIP OF LEFT I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE PRUNING TREE DX: LACERATION T O FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER - 58 YOM WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHEN IT BACKED UP LACERATING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
38 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT GRABBED ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WITH HAND DX: L 4 FINGERS LACERATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
DX LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE CLIPPER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES DX: LACERATION TO F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT WAS HOLDING THE BATTERY OPERATED HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN THEY WERE SWITCHED ON BY ACCIDENT AT HOME. DX-MULTIPLE LACERATION FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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