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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2005 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 287
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:204
50+ years old:82

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/19/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PRUNING HEDGES AND DEVELOPED ARM RASH POISON IVY DERMATITIS WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2005Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RIGHT WRIST FX. PT WAS PRUNING A TREE AND INJURED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2005Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN USING PRUNERS TO CUT A BUSH WRIST TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2005Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
GOT TANGLED UP IN WIRES OF GARDEN CLIPPERS AND FELL AND FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX: L WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2005Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT. R WRIST SINCE USING HEDGE CLIPPERS, TWISTED R WRIST. DX. MYOFASCIA L STRAIN R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2005Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WRIST PAIN-SINCE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX RIGHT WRIST STRAIN: CUTTING LIMBS WITH TRIMMING EQUIPMENT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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