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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS WHILE TRIMMING BRANCHES. DX: L WRIST LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT USING TREE SHEARS WHILE CUTTING OLEANDER BUSHES. FELT PAIN, SWELLING IN WRIST. D: WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders |
| 60YOF WAS UP ON A LADDER USING PRUNNING SHEARS TO TRIM HER DOGWOOD TREE FELL OFF LADDER INJURED RT WRIST;WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER USING THE HEDGE CLIPPER TODAY >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS WORKING IN YARD USING HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX: R CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 81 YO USING PRUNING SHEARS DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| USING HEDGE TRIMMERS TO TRIM HEDGE AND HAD ONSET WRIST PAIN. DX-STRAIN RIGHT WRIST, TENDONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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