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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT REPORTS SHE FELL AN HR AGO WHILE BLOWING LEAVES OFF HER DRIVE AND LO ST HER FOOTING & FELL ON L ARM AND L HIP. DX. CONTS L ELBOW, HIP, SHOU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 15 YO MALE FELT POP WHEN PULL STARTING LEAF BLOWER RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN |
| 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: 11/26/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FELL OVER LEAF BLOWER @ HOME DX R ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SLIPPED&FELL WHILE BLOWING LEAVES YESTERDAY, STRICKING ELBOW ON ROCK S, SUSTAINED" ELBOW CONTUSION"+" ELBOW BURSITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| ACUTE CONTUC R ELBOW, HIT ON CAR WHILE PULL STARTING A LEAF BLOWER.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2000 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2000 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/1999 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/1997 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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