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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 783
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 61 Y/O MALE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS WITH A LEAF BLOWER & TRIPPED & FELL HITTING HEAD AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 20 MOM CLOSED HEAD INJURY S/P FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A SHARP EDGE OF A LE AF BLOWER, ALSO 1CM LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 68 YOF TRIPPED OVER CORD OF LEAF BLOWER, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR DX: SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| DX LAC OF SCALP W SIMPLE REPAIR/TETANUS IMM: 14YOF: HOLD'G DOWN LEAF BLOWER, GOT HIT IN HEAD W "PULL CORD" SM LAC TO BACK OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Swimming pools |
| FELL,BLOWING LEAVES FROM AROUND POOL HEAD CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME WHILE BLOWING LEAVES CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS CLEANING CARRIAGE HOUSE WHEN LEAF BLOWER FELL ON HER HEAD - LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 77 YOM HIT HEAD ON LEAF BLOWER LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER HER HAIR GOT CAUGHT IN THE LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 83 Y.O. B MALE W/CHI. PT FELL IN HIS YARD WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER @ H OME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| ABRASION SCALP - LOST BALANCE WHEN PICKING UP CORD OF LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH A GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWER 1 HOUR PTA. HANGING ON HOOKA ND FELL 5 FEET ONTO HEAD. DX. SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2001 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2001 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2000 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2000 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/21/1997 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Air conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/1997 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Fuel storage tanks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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