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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,811
See also: Lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 77YOF TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AND THE TRR WAS AGAINST THE POWER LINE AND PT FELT A SHOCK ALL OVER BODY ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 17YOM TRIMMING TREES WITH FATHER IN THE SUN AND PASSED OUT SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 82YOM TRIMMING BUSHES OUT IN THE SUN AT HOME AND PASSED OUT DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 91 YO F, HX OF RECENT HOSPITALIZATION FOR SYNCOPE. WAS DIZZY WHEN TRIMM ING CACTUS. HAD NEAR SYNCOPE. DX:ANEMIA, GI BLEED, ELEVATED CREATININE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 46YOF, TRIMMING A TREE&ACC STUCK WITH A THORN SHORTLY AFTER BROKE INTO HIVES&SOB>>ALL RXN/URITICARIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 86YOM TRIMMING SHRUBS IN THE HOT SUN AND WENT DOWN FOUND SEVERAL HOURS LATER BY THE POOL MAN IN THE BUSHES ADMITTED FOR CVA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ITCHING ALL OVER AFTER TRIMMING MULBERRY BUSH DX: CONTACT DERMATITS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| C/O HAND PAIN, SWELLING, CHEST PAIN S/P STUNG BY BEE TO THE FINGER WHIE L TRIMMING HEDGES>>ALL RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS.PT WAS USING TRIMMERS TO TRIM BUSHES AND GOT A RASH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING SOME HIGH BRANCES WITH A "POLE TRIMMER" AND TOUCHED THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES FELT A SHOCK THROUGH OUT BODY ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREE AND TOUCHED 15,000V ELECTRICAL WIRE. DX: ELECT BURN, L FEMUR FX/DISLOCATION, SCALP L AC, GR III LIVER LAC, C3 FX, RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT HELPING A NEIGHBOR TRIM TREES AND PASSED OUT SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| STUNG BY HORNET WHILE TRIMMING HIS HEDGES AND BECAME RED ALL OVER ALLER GIC REACTION HORNET STING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 37 YOF CONTACT DERMATITIS FROM TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CONTACT DERM. PT BROKE OUT IN RASH WHEN PRUNING TREES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGETRIMMER AND CUT CORD AND GOT SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| *** 2 DAYS AGO, ITCHING SPREADING ON BODY. DX. ITCHING, POSS PO ISON IVY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT STUNG BY 5-6 BEES WHILE *** ALLERGIC REACTION BOTH LEGS ANDARMS ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| POISON IVY-GENERALIZED BODY-SINCE TRIMMING TREES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HEAT EXHAUSTION-@ HOME-BECAME OVERHEATED WHILE TRIMMING TREE LIMBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT. REPORTS NEAR SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE CLIPPING HEDGES IN YARD TODAY. DX. NEAR-SYNCOPE, CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ALLERGIC REACTION - 38 YOM PRESENTS WITH RASH OVER BODY, ITCHY, REDDENE D, FLUID FILLED AREAS, WAS CUTTING OVERGROWN LAWN OVER WEEKEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP ALLERGIC RE ACTION TO BEE STING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2001 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2001 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2001 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2001 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2001 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2001 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2001 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/02/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2001 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2000 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2000 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2000 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2000 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/27/1999 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/05/1999 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/1998 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/1997 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/1997 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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