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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 838
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| L 4TH LAC;FX/24YOF WAS USING GAS-POWERED HEDGE CLIPPERS AND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT L 4TH FINGER. INCREASED PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| GRABBED ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, BEFORE THEY WERE COMPLETELY OFF, CUTTIN G (R) THUMB---LAC (R) THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB FROM A HEDGE TRIMMER---LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT USING A PAIR OF ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND ACCIDENTLY CUT THIGH DX RT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| LACERATION FINGER 4 CM: TRIMMING HER HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC *** HEDGE TRI MMERS, CUT LT 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT LAC FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC HEDGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 24YOM WAS USING GAS -OPERATED HEDGE CLIPPERS TO TRIM HEDGES,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LEFT FOREARM WITH CLIPPERS;LACERATED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 19YOM WAS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A HEDGE TRIMMERS WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING;FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMER; ACCIDENT CUT FINGER. LACERATION, LEFT MIDDLE F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION LEFT THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER CAUSED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 25YOM WAS HOME USING A GAS POWERED HEDGE CLIPPER,ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT KNEE;KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT RECIEVED LACERATION TO 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FINGER OF RIGHT HAND , WHEN GETTING FINGERS CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATION OF FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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