Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 765
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	85
26-50 years old:	479
50+ years old:	185

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FELL ONTO HEDGE CLIPPERS LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
FELL OFF A LADDER W/ HEDGE CLIPPERS CUT ARM RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FOREARM WITH PRUNING SHEARS , DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT C/O CUT ARM WITH CLIPPERS. DX LAC FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC L FOREARM/51YOF CUT INNER ASPECT OF R FOREARM ON HEDGE CLIPPER AT H OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
FOREARM AB-HIT ARM WHILE TRIMMING ROSE BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT ARM WITH HEDGE TRIMMER TODAY AT HOME DX// LAC RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT FA ON A TREE ?RUNER 'LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SUST LACERATION TO FOREARM ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CONTACT DERMATITIS FOREARMS - 42 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH RASH OVER FOREAR MS AND ON FACE - WAS TRIMMING PLANTS THE DAY THE RASH DEVELOPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT TO ARM WITH CLIPPERS DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
USING HEDGE CLIPPERS AND CLIPPED FOREARM RESULTING IN A SMALL TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACC CUT ARM ON A METAL WEED CUTTER " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ARM ON TRIMMING SHEARS ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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