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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 487
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRIMMING PALM TREES AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN ADMITTED FO R CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PULLED BACK ON HEDGE TRIMMERS CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Rope or string |
| TRIMMING TREES WITH ROPE AROUND WAIST FELL. DX RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| PT.INJ.CHEST,RT.ANKLE AT HOME DOING YARD WORK,STANDING ON A LADDER USIN G HEDGE TRIMMER,FELL HITT FENCE. DX; F.X. RIB/SPRAIN RT.ANKLE,CONT.CHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT IN HIS OWN TREE AT HOME TRIMMING THE BRANCHES OFF ABOUT 20 FEET UO A ND FELL OUT STRUCK CHEST FRACTURED RIBS AND WRISTS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL ON LOCKING SHEAR TRIMMER AND INJURED CHEST . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT IN HIS YARD TRIMMING TREES AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN ADMITTED FOR CHE ST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING HIS TREES AT HOME AND DEVELOPED SEVERE CHEST PAIN ADMIT TED FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING PRUINERS ON TREE-CHESTWALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HIT IN THE CHEST WITH LARGE HEDGE CLIPPERS CHEST CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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