Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,053
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	153
6-15 years old:	290
16-25 years old:	485
26-50 years old:	1,690
50+ years old:	1,433

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,221	Hand:	161
Upper Leg:	109	Knee:	89
Toe:	79	Wrist:	77
Lower Arm:	76	All Of Body:	76
Elbow:	70	Eyeball:	70
Lower Leg:	15	Face:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2010	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
1.5 CM LAC LIF, REPAIRED: 35YOM USING HIS ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, CUT TIP OF FINGER, 1.5 CM, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
54 YOM INJURED THUMB ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT THUMB, RIGHT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
20YOM, ACC CUT LT KNEE TODAY USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	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
45 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO RMF & RRF. CUT THEM WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMME RS. MULTIPLE LACS TO R MIDDLE FINGER AND RIGHT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	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
20 YOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT JAND WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME. DX-LAC. DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Poles
53 YOM-STRUCK ELBOW ON A POLE WHILE TRYING TO START A TRIMMER DX ELBOW CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 72 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
72 YOM INJURED FINGER FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION 1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 43 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
DX:FINGER LAC-43YOM-TRIMMING HEDGE WITH GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER,GLOVE S ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
71YOM TRIMMING HIS BUSHES WITH A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 33 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
33YOM WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATED RT THUMB, INDEX AND MIDDLE AND 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	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
57 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 52 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
FINGER LAC-52YOF USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 22 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
22 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER WHILE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 66 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
66 Y/O/F CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 70 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
70YOWF PT STATES SHE WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS YEST AND CUT HE RSELF. DX. LAC R 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 30 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
30 Y/O/F TRIMMING HEDGES WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FINGER DX/ LT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 45 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
45 YOF-SUSTAINED LAC TO TIP OF INDEX FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER-BATTERY OPERATED DX SUPERFICIAL FLAP LAC INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
20YOM USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A HAND LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 53 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
53 YOF 4TH FINGER LAC, USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AND SUSTAINED LAC,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 63 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
63YOF WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND CUT FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	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
35YOF LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	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
53 Y/O MALE CUT THUMB ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 31 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
31YOF CUT FINGER ON A ROTATING SAW OF HEDGE TRIMMERS, LACERATION AND AVULSION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	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
24YOWF PT STATES SHE CUT HER FINGER W/A SET OF ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOM WAS USING A ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER ACCIDENTLY CUT LT INDEX FINGER ;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
L CORNEAL ABRAS/79YOM C/O IRRITATION L EYE.MAY HAVE BEEN HIT BY BRANCH WHILE CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	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
58YOF USING HEDGE TRIMMERS ACCIDENTLY CUT 3RD AND 5TH FINGER,WHILE TRIMMING THE YARD;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 38 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
38YOM CUT R MIDDLE FINGER ON MOTORIZED HEDGE TRIMMERS DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	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
13 Y/O/M CUTTING HEDGES WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FINGERS ON MOVING BL ADES DX/ RT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	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
FINGER LAC-39YOF WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, TURNED THEM OFF AND GRAZED FINGER ON THE BLADES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
61 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
19YOM WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND ACCIDENTLY CUT LEG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Extension cords
11 Y.O. FEMALE PICKED UP ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AND EXTENSION CORD AND GOT "SHOCKED" UP ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 55 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
55YOF CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 31 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
31 YOM, FINGER LACERATION, PT. REPORTS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, CU T MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 13 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
13 YO F CUT FINGER USING HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
42YOM CUT LEFT ARM WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME ABRASION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
22 YOM CUT FINGERS WITH GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOF CUT LEFT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Footwear
10YOF WEARING FLIP FLOPS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK GREAT TOE ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS;TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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
2 YOM CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER. DX-LEFT 2ND FINGER LACERTION 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER 20 YO M FRACTURE AND LACERATION R INDEX FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	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
51YOM WAS AT HOME USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATED LT 3RD AND LT 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 63 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
63YOF WITH LAC TO HAND FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
61YOM TRIMMING A TREE WITH A POWER TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 38 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
38YOF, ACC CUT FINGER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 56 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
56 YOM CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. DX-FX RIGHT3RD FINGER WITH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 30 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
30YOM, ACC CUT LT RING FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 44 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
44YOM USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER TO CUT NEIGHBORS HEDGES ACCIDENTLY CUT RT SECOND FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	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
17 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
4YOM CUT UPPER LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS ABRASION OF UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
7YOM PT WENT UP TO STEP DAD WHILE HE WAS USING ELEC HEDGE TRIMMER, DID NOT SEE PT. ACCID HIT IN R WRIST BY TRIMMER. MULT LACS. DX R WRIST LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 60 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
60 YOM, CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power hedge trimmers
15YOM STRUCK IN FACE YEST ACCID BY COUSIN PLAYING W/ A PAIR OF ELEC HED GE TRIMMERS. NOT TURNED ON OR PLUGGED IN. SWELLING. DX FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	Age: 82 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
82 YOM-LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME DX KNEE LACERATIONS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	Age: 50 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
50YOF SLICED (L) INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER DX;# LAC (L) INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	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 Y/O FEMALE WAS CUTTING BUSHES WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 59 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
59YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 55 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
55YOM USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LT 5TH FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
15YOM PT USING A ELEC HEDGE TRIMMER WHEN HE ACCID CUT THE PALM OF HIS R HAND. HAS DEEP LAC. DX R HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 66 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
66 YOF LAC TO FINGER FROM POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 30 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
30YOM, ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 35 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
35 YOF LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	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
62 YOF WAS CUT W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX: L INDEX LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Tools
50YOM, ACC INJURIED TOE USING A ?HEDGE TRIMMER VS A LAWN TOOL >>PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 56 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 5TH FINGER LAC.56YOM LACERATED FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 20 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
20 YOM LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	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, CUT FINGERS WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME, LACERATIONS FING ERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 48 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
48 YOF INJURED FINGERS FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-ACUTE RIGHT HAND 2ND, 3RD DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	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
LACERATION TO FNGER 40 YO BM CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 70 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
70YOF WAS USING AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER AND LACERATED LEFT HAND. DX: 1 CM L ACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 34 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
34 YOM L 2ND FINGER LAC, USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED LAC, 1.5 SM 6 SUTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
49YOF, CUT FINGERS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATIONS TO 2ND & 3RD FINGERS , FX DISTAL TUFT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 49 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
49YOM, ON ***, ACC CUT THIGH ON A GAS PRESSURED HEDGE TRIMMER>>LAC >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 33 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
33YOF CUTTING BUSHES, ACCIDENTALLY CUT HERSELF W/ ELECTRIC TREE CUTTER HEDGE TRIMER INJURED FINGER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2010	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
21YOM INJ.RT.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER & FINGER SLIPPED & WAS CUT. DX; 1.5 CM.LAC.RT.2ND.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 74 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
FINGER LAC-74YOF-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power hedge trimmers
46 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE WAS USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS WITH AMPUT ATION LT FINGER- DX- AMPUTATION TO LT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 63 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
63YOM,ON ***, ACC CUT LT THIGH ON A MOTORIZED HEDGE CLIPPER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 31 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
31 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME . DX: 3 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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