Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 90
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	75
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS WEEDWACKING AND IT BACKED UP AND HIT HIM ACROSS HIS KNEE DX: LAC TO UPPER LAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
6 YO MLACERATION THIGH JUMPING AROUND HIT LEG ON LAWN TRIMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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