Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,329
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	70
16-25 years old:	155
26-50 years old:	504
50+ years old:	599

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND ON A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 72 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
CUT PALM OF HAND TRIMMING SHRUBS DEEP LACERATION RT HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING HIS TREES AT HOME AND DEVELOPED SPASMS IN LEFT HAND AFRAID OF A STROKE STRAINED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 45 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
45YOM WAS HOME CUTTING HEDGES ALL DAY WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS,DEVELOPED HAND PAIN;TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 32 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 TRIMMING HIS HEDGES WITH A BRAND NEW HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 63 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 HAND ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 25 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: 09/06/2007	Age: 7 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
PT TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT HAND WHICH GOT INFECTED CAME TO THE ED FOR CELLULITIS TREATMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 38 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 CAUGHT HAND IN HEDGE TRIMMER AND HAS LAC. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 50 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
50YOF WAS AT HOME USING LARGE PRUNING SHEARS YESTERDAY,NOTICED SWELLING IN THE HANDS;HAND SWOLLEN,LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 40 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 LAC RT HAND ON PRUNNERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING HIS 2ND & 3RD FINGERS. DX-HAND LACERATIONS, NEAR AMPUTATION, RT 4TH FIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
SKIN TEAR: LACERATION 1.5 CM: TRIMMING TREE, JAGGED EDGE CUT L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 52 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
HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A PAIR OF TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 63 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
CUT HAND ACC ON A HEDGE TRIMMER "LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 68 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 RECEIVED LAC TO L HAND FROM USING HEDGE TRIMMERS @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 75 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
LACERATES HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 25 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 WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 63 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 WITH LAC TO HAND FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 39 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT LAC LT HAND WHILE TRIMMING THE HEDGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 59 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
ACC CUT HAND ON A PRUNING SHEAR " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 39 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
HAND LAC-CUT WHILE PRUNING A TREE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 36 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
ACC CUT HAND ON PRUNING SHEAR "LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	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
HAND LAC-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 71 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
HAND LAC-CUT ON TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 61 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 GARDEN PRUNERS LAC. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 55 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
PT WAS TRIMMING HIS PALM TREES AT HOME AND GOT A THORN IN RIGHT HAND WH ICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 64 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 LACERATED HAND WHILE PUTTING TREE TRIMMING TOOL AWAY. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 36 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 FELL ON CLIPPERS YESTERDAY AT HOME AND INJURED HAND PT LEFT BEFORE B EING TREATED DX// RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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