Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,195
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	806	Lower Arm:	212
Eyeball:	71	Hand:	59
Lower Trunk:	15	Wrist:	14
Knee:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Ladders
PT WAS ON A LADDER TRIMMING A TREE AND FELL OFF CONTUSION TO PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LACS-CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND LAC RT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX/ LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 20 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
R IND FING LAC/20YOM AT HOME LACERATED R IND FINGERTIP ON HEDGE CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT C/O CUT FINGERS WITH HEDGE CUTTERS. LAC R THIRD DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HEDGE CLIPOPER INJURY TO TWO FINGER FX AND LAC THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
25 YO M LACERATION TO FOREARM CUT ON HEGDE TRIMMERS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// FX AND LAC LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT WITH HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX- 2 CM L PINKY LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 16 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
16Y/O,M,CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, ACUTE LAC. L LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LAC RT MIDDLE FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
GOT HAND IN WAY OF HEDGE TRIMMERS HAS LAC TO (R) 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 24 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS-LAC LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LEFT THUMB TRIMMING HEDGE LAC LT THUMB *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT WITH A HEDGE TRIMMER. DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING GRASS, FELT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE, VERY PAINFUL AND DIFFICULT TO OPEN DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
ACUTE RHUS DERMATITIS: CUT HEDGES YESTERDAY, SCATTERED VESICLES FOREARMS, HANDS, FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
22 YO INJURED FINGER ON TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
21 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON BLADE OF BUSH TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIPPED OVER A ROCK WHILE USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND INJURED HAND DX// LAC LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LAC-TRIMMING BUSHES-CUT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX LWBS: C/O SMALL SUPERFICIAL LAC TO ABOVE R KNEE: STATES HIT KNEE W BUSH TRIMMER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT 2ND DIG LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A PAIR OF PRUNERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT (R) 3RD FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs
USING HEDGE TRIMMERS TO TRIM HEDGE AND HAD ONSET WRIST PAIN. DX-STRAIN RIGHT WRIST, TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS USING HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX: R FOREARM SPRAIN, TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING TREE AND CUT ARM W/PRUNER. DX: L FOREARM LACS 1 CM & 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L RING FINGER LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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