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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 189
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT STATES WAS BLOWING LEAVES AT HOME AND HAND BECAME NUMB WITH WEAKNESS DX: NEUROPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 91YO WHITE MALE AT HOME USING BLOWER IN DRIVEWAY,TRIPPED ON CORD,NLOC ABRA L HAND-ARM-L KNEE, DX ABRASIONS & SKIN TEARS-FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN FAN OF LEAD BLOWER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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