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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 62 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, Ladders |
| TRIMMING BUSHES & FELL OFF LADDER DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DXP=PARIETAL SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJUR Y JG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND BRANCH FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD HAS LAC TO TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 53 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT FELL 25 FEET OUT OF TREE HE WAS TRIMMING. EXTENDED LOC 10-15 MIN. AW OKE CONFUSED. D:PELVIC FXS, CHI, ABRASIONS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | 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, Toilets |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRIMMING THE YARD, LACERATED LT INDEX FINGER, WENT INSID E, HAD SYCOPLE EPISODE FELL HIT THE TOILET CAUSING HEAD INJURY, FX NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| C/O PT STATES WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND FELL BACK HITTING HEAD DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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