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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 406
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 55 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 55YOM LAC UPR LEG W/ HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 Y/O W/M CUT UPPER THIGH ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 21YOM HIT LEG WITH TREE TRIMMER DX: THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| L LEG LAC. W/ REPAIR: 50YOM LAC. TO L LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE, CUTTING HEDGES, CUT SELF WITH THE CLIPPERS @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 34YOF TRIMMING HHER BUSHES AND SUSTAINED A THIGH LACERATION THAT GOT IN FECTED TREATED FOR CELLULITIS TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 Y/O/M CUT LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55 Y/O MALE CUT LEG ON PAIR OF HEDGETRIMMERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX L QUADRICEPS TENDON RUPTURE: 64YOM BIBA AFTER HE SLIP' & FELL F STAND'G POS W TRIM' HEDGES ON HILLSIDE; TWIST KEE; LAND' ON BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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