Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - 16-25 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,026
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	306	Lower Leg:	294
Hand:	291	Eyeball:	264
Head:	166	Ankle:	165
Upper Leg:	95	Neck:	87
Face:	86	Finger:	84
Knee:	70	Lower Trunk:	51
Lower Arm:	30	All Of Body:	15
Wrist:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Outdoor electric lighting equipment
PT DOING SOME LANDSCAPING AND PUTTING UP LIGHTS WHEN FELL 18-20 FEET FR OM TREE. +LOC. D: CERVICAL STRAIN, CHI, THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AROUND HIS HOUSE YESTERDAY WITH HIS HEAD LOOKING UP F OR A LONG TIME AWOKE WITH STIFF NECK STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PLAYING PAINT-BALL,RUNNING A TREE BRANCH WENT THRU THIGH >>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CONTACT DERMATITIS: CUTTING TREES 2 DAYS AGO, RASH FACE AND ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES AT HIS HOUSE AND FELL STRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT CUTTING A TREE AT HOME AND GOT SAWDUST IN LEFT EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Track and field
PT FELL/SCRAPED BOTH KNEES & THEN FELL/LANDED ON HIP HITTING TREE STUMP OR ROOT DURING CROSS COUNTRY RACE, HIP/KNEE PAIN; HIP/KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
LACERATION RIGHT UPPER LEG-CUT WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING BAMBOO TREES WITH AN EXTENDED TRIMMED HIT THE POWER LIN ES AND SUSTAINED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY ALL OVER BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT WATERING PLANTS AT HOUSE, WATERSTREAM HIT GLASS PANE CAUSING IT TO S HATTER, GLASS STRUCK PT IN EYE DX: CORNEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles
RIDING DIRT BIKE, HIT TREE STUMP, THROWN FROM BIKE, C/O TROUBLE BREATHING, DX; CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Football
23 YOM PRESENTS WITH A WOOD SPLINTER FROM A TREE AFTER IMPACT WHILE PLA YING FOOTBALL, SPLINTER IN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles
ABD PW-RIDING ON ATV THROUGH TREES-HIT A TREE-NO HELMET-+ETOH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Skateboards
HEAD LAC-RAN INTO A TREE WHILE ON SKATEBOARD-@ COLLEGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CHEST WALL STRAIN-DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE CUTTING A TREE & LIFTING BRANCHE S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 20 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
RT KNEE SPRAIN: CUTTING TREES YESTERDAY, TWISTED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Track and field
PT WAS RUNNING CROSS COUNTRY WHEN HE STRUCK A TREE ROOT AND "ROLLED HIS ANKLE". DX ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2007	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SUSTAINED 15 FT FALL FROM BALCONY WHEN CUTTING TREE BRANCH. HX OF T1 2 FX IN 2003. D:INTRACTABLE PAIN SECONDARY TO 15 FOOT FALL. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE: CUTTING DOWN TREES, REMOVING BRUSH, GOT SOMETHING IN L EYE YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
WRIST LAC-TRIMMING TREES-HIT WRIST W/ SHEARS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WITH LAC TO ARM, WAS CUTING TREES, BLADE BOUNCED BACK AND CUT HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT INJ RT HAND WHILE CUTTING A TREE DOWN 1 MONTH PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fences or fence posts
PT FELL WHILE CUTTING TREE AND LACERATED HAND ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fireworks
LBP, FELL OUT OF TREE LIGHTING FIREWORKS DX; LUMBAR STRAIN TYE -R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE TRIMMING A TREE DX: CORNEAL AB RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AND A LIMB FELL ONTO ARMDX: LT HAND AND WRIS T INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT INJ HANDS WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH DAD, USING CHAIN SAW BLOCKED LIMB THAT WAS FALLING ON HIM. DX-FRACTURE 4TH METACARPAL RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Balloons
PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS,RAN STRAIGHT INTO TREE, SAW BLOOD FROM NOSE BLEEDING AND PASSED OUT, VOMITIED; CONCUSSION, NASAL FX., LAC. KNEE PAI
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories
MOUNTAIN BIKING ACC STRUCK F.HEAD ONTO A TREE BRANCH, WEARING HELM "F.HEAD HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 23 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: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT RAN THROUGH GARDEN TO ANSWER PHONE AND RAN INTO CACTUS. D:FOREIGN BO DIES, CALF, ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
22 YOM CUTTING SHRUBS HAD FOREIGN BODY IN R EYE - ABRASION TO EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
THORN IN LEG; STATES IN YARD PLAYING PAINTBALL, SAT BY TREE WITH THORNS -DID'NT REALIZE IT TILL ONE STUCK IN LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PATIENT HAD ONSET LOW BACK PAIN AFTER CUTTING TREES YESTERDAY. DX-LOW BACK PAIN WITH MUSCLE SPASMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise
PT WAS JOGGING AND HIT HEAD ON A TREE BRANCH DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
RT LEG CONTUSION: XRAY TIB/FIB, CUTTING DOWN TREES AT HOME, GOT LEG STUCK BETWEEN; TOP OF TREE HAD TO BE CUT OFF TO GET LEG OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
17 YOM WAS RIDING BIKE ON SIDEWALK AND BRUSHED AGAINST A BUSH GETTING A THORN IN RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	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: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Windowsills or frames
PT TRIED TO CATCH POTTED CACTUS THAT FELL OFF WINDOW SILL LAST NIGHT AN D GOT CACTUS STICKER IN FINGER. D: FOREIGN BODY, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE CUTTING DOWN A TREE BRANCH FELL HITTING PT/DX CO NTUSIONS ABRASIONS LEG AND BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other toys
WAS RUNNIG TO CATCH A BALL RAN INTO TREE +LOC PAIN TO (R) SIDE OF FACE AND KNEE PAIN DX- CONCUSSION HEMATHROSIS (R) KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds
PAIN TO CHEST HIT TREE WHILE GOING DOWN HILL ON SLED DX: CONTUSION TO C HEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds
PAIN TO ANKLE HIT TREE GOING DOWN HILL ON SLED DX: ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A PLM TREE AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM F AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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