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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 538
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 19YOM, ACC CUT LT KNEE ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 38 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO R KNEE. WAS EDGING YARD, KNEE GAVE OUT AND PT FELL. R KNEE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 26YOM BENT OVER USING TRIMMERS ON HEDGES STOOD UP LOST BALANCE FELL, INJURED LT KNEE;KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 63YOM LACERATION TO KNEE CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 58 YOM INJURED KNEE CUTTING WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-RIGHT KNEE LACERATION 6 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 24YOM,LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE S/P CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 46YOM, C/O KNEE PAIN FOR 3D, HEARD A CRACK IN THE KNEE WHILE TRIMMING T HE HEDGES>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 27YOF CUT LEFT KNEE WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER C/O LACERATION. DX: LPTMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 11 Y/O MALE TRIMMING BUSHES WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AND IT KICKED BACK CUTTING KNEE DX: LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 31YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO KNEE WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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