Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 468
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	18
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	16
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	15
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	69
Year 2010:	92

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEG LAC, 18 YOM WAS TRIMMING A TREE AND CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
20YOM CUT LEFT KNEE WITH HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE DOING YARDWORK AT HOME LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HURT LEG CUTTING WOOD YESTERDAY DX NO TREATMENT, LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT LEG W/HEDGE TRIMMER. DX: L LEG LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LACERATIONS TO LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Day wear
LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN USING A HEDGE TRIMMER AND IT GOT AWAY FROM HIM AND CUT THROUGH LEG OF *** JEANS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN A LARGE BRANCH CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG FRACTURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS CUTTING LIMBS OFF A TREE WHEN THE LIMB PINNED PATIENT AGAIN AGAINST A TREE. DX-LEFT FEMUR ABRASION, CONTUSION DISTAL TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN USING A TRIMMER IN YARD,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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