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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 189
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/20/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| TRIMMING THE HEDGE USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHICH SLIPPED CUTTIN G THIGH " LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT STRUCK SELF IN THIGH W/POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS. DX: SUPERFICIAL ABR UPPER THIGHS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 23 YOM CUT UPPER LEG WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2001 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/1999 | Age: 23 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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