Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 150
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Accidents - Age:

150

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers, Heating or cooling comfort packs
PT WAS AT HOME, PICKED UP A HEDGE CLIPPER AND THE HANDLE HIT LWR LW CAUSING A CONTUSION, USED ICY HOT PATCH CAUSING CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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