Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,642
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	341
16-25 years old:	838
26-50 years old:	2,290
50+ years old:	1,165

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,961	Knee:	170
Shoulder:	80	Lower Arm:	75
Hand:	75	Wrist:	73
Eyeball:	71	Foot:	59
Upper Leg:	44	Lower Leg:	14
Face:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH POWER TRIMMER WHILE DOING YARDWORK. DX-ACUTE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 24 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: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
L 4TH LAC;FX/24YOF WAS USING GAS-POWERED HEDGE CLIPPERS AND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT L 4TH FINGER. INCREASED PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 87 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
NS: LACERATION 2ND, 4TH, 5TH FINGERS, USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME, STATES "MUST HAVE GOTTEN TOO CLOSE TO THE BLADE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WITH LAC TO KNEE FROM A GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Day wear
HEDGE TRIMMERS CAUGHT HIS PANTS CAUSING A LAC TO (L) THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	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
PT CUT FINGERS WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS-FX LEFT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	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
PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER OUTSIDE HOUSE & CUT FINGER. DX; LAC.L.2ND.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER AND IT SLIPPED SUSTAINED A NEAR AM PUTATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 23 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
GRABBED ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, BEFORE THEY WERE COMPLETELY OFF, CUTTIN G (R) THUMB---LAC (R) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	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 CUT FIGNER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	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
PT STATES WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND CUT HIS LEFT FINGERS AT HOME DX LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	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 WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS & INJURED FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 66 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 USING HEDGE TRIMMERS-LAC LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 22 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
LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB FROM A HEDGE TRIMMER---LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION LOWER LEG #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 36 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 SUS LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 67 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 HOLDING HEDGE TRIMMERS-PLUGED IT IN & CUT THUMB & FINGER DX; LACERA TION TO LEFT THUMB / INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 61 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 WAS USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 8 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
8YOM UNPLUGGING HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATED LEFT THUMB; THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 44 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEADGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHILE USING AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND ACCIDENTLY CUT THIGH DX RT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
32YOF USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT HAND;HAND LACERATION,2-CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CONTUSION WRIST: STRUCK VOLAR ASPECT WRIST OFF PAIR ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 26 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 USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AND CUT (L) 3RD FINGER DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 84 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 STATES HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMERS YESTERDAY DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 35 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 STATES WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT 5TH FINGER O N LEFT HAND DX 5TH FINGER LACERATION 2.0 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs
OPEN FX L 2ND FING/77YOM USING ELECTRIC HEDGER AT HOME TO HEDGE BUSHES, SLIPPED AND LAC L IND FING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 28 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 SUPERFICIAL RIF LAC/TETANUS IMMUNIZATION: US'G ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, GOT RIF IN BLADES RESULT'G IN SERERAL "V" SHAPED LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WITH FINGER LAC FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 75 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
75 YOF LACERATED SEVERAL FINGERS WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 41 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION WITH REPAIR: TRIMMING HEDGES WHEN ELECTRICAL CORD OF HEDGE TRIMMER GOT CLOSE TO BLADES, STRUCK FINGER WITH TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 42 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHEN THEY SLIPPED CAUSING LAC TO (L) F OREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 48 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
48YOF WAS USING A ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER ON HER HEDGES,ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 13 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 USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME WHEN HE CUT THE TIPS OF HIS R 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS. BLEEDING CONT. NEEDS STITCHED. DX FINGER LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 10 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
R 1ST&2ND FING LAC/10YOF USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND SLIPPED, CUTTING FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 21 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 LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 64 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
64YOM AT HOME USING A MOTORIZED HEDGE CLIPPER ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER IN CLIPPERS;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 22 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
LACERATION FINGER 4 CM: TRIMMING HER HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC *** HEDGE TRI MMERS, CUT LT 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT FELL ON HEDGE TRIMMER WHIE IT WAS STILL TURNED ON. DX-LAC. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 50 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 WASUSING A ELECTRIC POWER HEDGE CLIPPER AND CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
24YOM WAS USING GAS -OPERATED HEDGE CLIPPERS TO TRIM HEDGES,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LEFT FOREARM WITH CLIPPERS;LACERATED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 47 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
LT 4TH DIGIT LACERATION: USING *** BRAND ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS CUT FI NGER ON THE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 54 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 WITHI LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 54 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 LEFT INDEX FINGER-SUS A 1CM CIRCULAR LACERATION TO LEFT INDE X FINGER WHEN HE CUT IT ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 4 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
HURT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 51 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 40 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
LACERATION FINGER - 40 YO FEMALE CAUGHT THE PAD OF HER FINGER IN HER EL ECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER JUST PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 47 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
47YOM WHILE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY CUT RT 3RD DIGIT;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 37 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 FINGERS WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS 4TH AND 5TH FINGER LACERATIO NS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 43 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
AT HOME PT CUT MIDDLE R FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER - THOUGHT IT WAS OFF DX R 3RD & 4TH DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	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
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT LT THUMB ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER;NO BLEEDING.LACE RATION TO NAIL BED. DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 26 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
26YOM WAS AT HOME USING A ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS,ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 67 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER TIP ON BATTERY-OPERATED HEDGE TRIMMER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES WITH HEAVY POWER HEDGE TRIMMER & DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN DX: MUSCLE STRAIN LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 12 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
PT CUT HER L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS. HAS FLAP CUT IN SKIN ON TIP OF FINGER. NEEDS SUTURED. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 49 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 AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX. FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 15 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
15 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH PRUNNING SHEARS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 15 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
15 YO M FRACTURE TO FINGER CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
19YOM WAS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A HEDGE TRIMMERS WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING;FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 79 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 LT MIDDLE FINGER W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER;BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX: LACERATION LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 51 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICK HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 66 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 SELF WITH ELECCTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 22 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 FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 73 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 WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 60 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 CUT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FACE LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 50 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
L THUMB LAC/50YOF AT HOME LACERATED THUMB WHILE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CL IPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 71 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME LACERATION FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT KNEE WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 60 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
R MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION WITH REPAIR: USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER TRIMMING A LITTLE PINE TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 39 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 FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX/ LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 46 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, Power saws
ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT FINGER IN A HEDGE CUTTER VERSUS ELECTRIC SAW >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 16 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 USING HEDGE TRIMMER; ACCIDENT CUT FINGER. LACERATION, LEFT MIDDLE F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 24 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
CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION LEFT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION TO THUMB,CUT OFF TIP OF LEFT THUMB WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX-AVULSION,THUMB TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 45 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
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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
PT CUT 3 FINGERS ON HIS L HAND ACCIDENTALLY WITH A PAIR OF ELECTRIC HED GE TRIMMERS. DX FINGER LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 63 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
ACCIDETNALLY CUT FINGER WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME DX FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 43 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 WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND CUT THUMB WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 36 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
RT THUMB LAC.PT WAS USING A ELECTRIC TRIMMER AND LACERATED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	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
PT USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER CAUSED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 35 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
FINGER CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER 2.5 CM FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 44 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 CUT WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGER, LACERATION TO LEFT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 43 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 USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME HAD LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
25YOM WAS HOME USING A GAS POWERED HEDGE CLIPPER,ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT KNEE;KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	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
ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT FINGER IN AN ELECTRIC HEDGE CUTTER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 44 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT TO FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER CUTTING HEDGE DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 25 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 RECIEVED LACERATION TO 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FINGER OF RIGHT HAND , WHEN GETTING FINGERS CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATION OF FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CORNEAL ABRASION OF RIGHT EYE - USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN STICK FLEW UP HITTING EYE. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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