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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 511
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT. WALKED INTO DARK GARAGE, FELL AND LANDED ONTO EDGER. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST, LAC TO NOSE, AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WORKING IN YARD AT HOME WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER, LAC LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH WRIST PAIN X 2 WEEKS. HAS BEEN DOING REPETITIVE WORK TRIMMING P LANTS WITH RIGHT HAND. D: POSSIBLE ARTHRITIS, WRIST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Clothing accessories |
| PT TRIMMING TREE AT HOME WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE TREE LIMB AS IT FELL WRENCHED HIS RIGHT WRIST STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS TRIMMING TREES WHEN LOST BALANDE AND FELL WRIST PAIN...FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND A PC OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK PT IN THE WRIST , LARGE LACERATION TO WRIST TAKING TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS WHILE GARDENING. DX: L WRIST LAC 2.5 - 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT INJURED WRIST 3 WEEKS AGO WHILE PRUNING TREE. PAIN CONTINUES. D: DE QUERVAINS TENOSYNOVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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