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Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 443
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:310Knee:70
Hand:62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/07/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2009Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE CUTTING BUSHES. DX-ACUTE LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX-LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION, 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2009Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
21YOM ACCIDENTLY DROPPED HEDGE CLIPPER ON LT HAND WHILE CLIPPER WAS RUNNING;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
22 YO F LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEGDE TRIMMERR AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS,CUT FING ER. DX; LAC.L.2ND.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A HEDGE TRIMMER, LACERATED LT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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