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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 235
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME AND TRIPPED AND FELL FRACTURED LEFT FEMU R |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CUT THIGH ON HEDGE TRIMMERS, DX; LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 77YOM AT HOME USING GRASS HEDGE TRIMMER,ACCIDENTLY CUT THIGH; LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L THIGH LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: 3 CM L THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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