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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 679
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| C.H.I.; FX RT LEG: R/O LUNG, CHEST, ABD TRAUMA: FELL 40 FT OUT OF TREE WHILE TRIMMING LIMBS ON TREES AROUND HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREE BRANCES WHEN ONE LARGE BRANCH FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD SUSTAINED A SKULL FRACTURE WITH IC BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING PALM LIMBS AT HOME AND ONE FELL ONTO HER HEAD SUSTAINED A C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME WHEN ONE FELL ON HER HEAD CLOSED HEAD IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| MULTIPLE BEE STINGS WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES & HIT A BEES NEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 49YOM-LACERATION SCALP=HIT WITH LIMB CUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO SCALP FROM TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING TREE TRIMMER AND TRIMMER HIT PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TREE TRIMMER FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION HEAD - 50 YOF WAS TRIMMING LIMBS OFF A TREE AND WAS STRUCK O N HER HEAD BY FALLING LIMBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONCUSSION,LEFT 4TH FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FINGER ,WENR INSIDE TO WASH IT,PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HEDGE TRIMMER FEEL ON HEAD SM PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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