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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,571
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 83 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: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| SOFT TISSUE INFECTION L LEG; 3 WKS AGO USING YARD SWEEPER TO SWEEP LEAVES, GOT TOO CLOSE TO BRANCH, BRANCH PUNCTURED L OUTER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT DOING YARD WORK,USED LEAF BLOWER,POSS SOMETHING BLOWN INTO EYE C/O REDNESS,FOREIGN BODY SENSATION R EYE,DX CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT KNEE STR PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AND TWISTED KNEE WRONG |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT TWISTED WRONG WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FELL,LOST BALANCE 2 DAYS AGO WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME FX RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| BLOWING LEAVES W/ LEAF BLOWER CAUGHT FINGER IN BLOWER RIGHT 3RD FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A BACK PACK LEAF BLOWER ON THE ROOF, FELL OFF CAUS ING A CONTUSION TO LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT HIT FINGER WITH A LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY AT HOME DX// FX RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Eye protection devices |
| BLOWING LEAVES AND WEARING GOGGLES AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABR ASION/FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STUCK LT FINGER IN LEAF BLOWER. C/O SEVERE PAIN TO LT L ONG FINGER-XRAY TAKEN 1.5 CM LAC TO FINGER. DX- FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT. FELL WHEN TANGLED IN A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. DX. FX L RIB 9-11. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER AND HE FELL OV ER STUMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT BURNED LT RING FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME, PAIN TO EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| BACK STRAIN-SUS INJ WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| PT ON ***, LEAF BLOWER FELL ON LEG, HAS SEWELLING TO RT LEG X 3 DAYS/ E XTENSIVE HEMATOMA LLE, COAGULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON FANS IN LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN LEAF BLOWER AT HOME TODAY DX// FX AND LAC RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE USING A POWER BLOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| STRAINED SHOULDER TRYING TO START A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT HAD A LEAF BLOWER BACK PACK ON AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 18YOM USING LEAF BLOWER FB IN EYE MILD 2 DEGREE PROBABLE FB CONJUNCTI VITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWER AND WAS STATNDING IN WATER WHEN HE WA S SHOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT HAS FOREIGN BODY SENSATION TO EYE WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER. D: METALL IC FOREIGN BODY WITH RUST RING, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RT THORACOLUMBAR STRAIN: PULL STARTING A LEAF BLOWER AND DEVELOPED PAIN RT LOWER THORACIC AND UPPER LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CAUGHT HAND IN LEAF BLOWER DX: L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS HIT ON RIGHT ELBOW BY A LEAF BLOWER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| BURN HAND - 4 YOM TOUCHED HOT EXHAUST OF A LEAF BLOWER SUSTAINING BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PATIENT CUT BY LAWN BLOWER MOTOR AT HOME DX: LACERATION LT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION R EYEBALL, PT GOT DEBRIS WHEN SOMEONE BLOWING LEAVES IN THE PARK, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, PHOTOPHOBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 45 YO USING LEAF BLOWER INJURED BACK BACK PAIN(LOW BACK) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT FINGER ON BLADE FROM LEAF BLOWER/ LAC RT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PAIN USING LEAF BLOWER/NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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