Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2006 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,160
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	30
26-50 years old:	283
50+ years old:	845

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 28 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING PRUNING SHEARS LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT OUTSIDE TRIMMING HEDGES,ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH A BRANCH DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 29 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING PRUNERS LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING PALM TREES AND FRONDS POKED INTO SKIN, C/O HAND SWELLING DX: L HAND CELLULITIS, HYPOKALEMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 70 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT HOME CUT L HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER / DX TOTAL 4IN LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HEGDE CLIPPERS VS HAND DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME BUSH LIMB STUCK IN HAND LEFT HAND KELLOID SCAR WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HER BUSHES AT HOME AND CLIPPED RIGHT HAND WITH THE TRIM MER GOT INFECTED CELLULITIA HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING GARDEN HEDGES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
78YOF CUT ON BRANCH CLIPPERS PRUNERS LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX- L HAND 1.5 CM LACERTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC LT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM, L SMALL FINGER LAC .5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 56 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING HEDGE CLIPPERS LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RIGHT HAND PW. PT WAS POKED WITH A ROSE BUSH WHEN TRIMMING IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT LAC LT HAND WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC LT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RT HAND LACERATION.PT CUT HAND ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS AT HOME PRUNING HER BUSHES WHEN SHE LACERATED HER LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT HAND W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: R HAND LAC 4.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT CUT HAND WITH LAWNN TRIMMERS. DX-LACERATION HAND CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT HAND LAC - CUT HAND WITH TRIMMERS WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION HAND - 34 YOF ACCIDENTALLY JABBED SELF LEFT HAND WITH PRUNIN G SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING SOME BUSHES AT HOME AND FELL INTO THE BUSHES SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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