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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 490
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN WITH SPASM: HTN: TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME FRIDAY, PULLED BACK, LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FRACTURED RIGHT HIP, EDGING GRASS AT HOME AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CLIPPING FLOWERS IN GARDEN @ HOME & INJURED BACK DX LUMBAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT FELL 8FT WHILE TRIMMING TREE ONTO METAL RAILING. DX: L2-4 FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN: TRIMMING HEDGES YESTERDAY, UNABLE TO SIT DOWN SINCE THEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT HAS HAD BACK PX SINCE USING A TRIMMER YESTERDAY. DX: LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING HIS PALM TREES WHEN SOME PALM FRONS FELL ONTO LOWER BACK AB RASION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LEFT HIP FX. PT FELL WHEN PLUGGING IN A YARD TRIMMER FOR WIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING GRASS IN YARD, FELL HURT HIP DX HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Extension or straight ladders |
| ~PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER WHILE PRUNING TREE, APPROX 4 FT TO GROUND, FELT WORLD SPINNING AROUND HIM B4 FALL. DX - SYNCOPE, ILIAC CREST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT STEPPED ON A HEDGE CLIPPER AND FELL ONTO BACK. DX: LOW BACK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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