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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| MULT. CONT'S S/P FALL:POSS OCCULT FX SCAPHOID R WRIST;WORKING IN YARD, BLOWING LEAVES,LOST BAL.FELL FORWARD,SWELLING HAND,R WRIST TENDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT HAND STR . PT STRAINED HAND WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| HELPING MOM W/LEAF BLOWING & CUT HAND ON THE EXPOSED FAN-COVER CAME OFF DX MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS R HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET ONSET OF LT HAND NUMBNESS WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER&THEN DEVELOPED LIGHTHEADNESS>>HAND NUMBNESS/NEAR-SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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