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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 829
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT, HX OF IVDA, HAS REDNESS/SWELLING OVER ARM. BEGAN 2 DAYS AGO WHEN CU TTING TREES & SUSTAINED POSSIBLE CUT AT THE TIME. D:CELULITIS. ELOPED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PRESETNS WITH FOREARM PAIN STATUS POST HAVING HAD A TREE THAT WAS CUTTI NG FALLING ONTO FOREARM>> FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PATIENT HURT WHILE CUTTING A TREE AT HOME DX: RASH WITH ITCHING ON BOTH ARMS AND ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES AND HAS DEVELOPED A RASH SINCE THEN. CONTACT DERMATITIS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Treehouses or playhouses |
| RADIUS FX-FELL FROM A TREE WHILE BUILDING A CLUBHOUSE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 79 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws |
| R FOREARM & HAND LAC/79YOM WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES W/SAW WHEN BRANCH FELL KNOCKING PT OUT OF TREE AND OFF LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUTTING PALM TREE WHEN BRANCH FELL AND STRUCK FOREARM. D: FOREARM PU NCTURE WOUND AND FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 83 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers |
| 83 YO M ABRASION TO ARM WHILE ON RIDING MOWER PUSHED BRANCHES UNDER A TREE CUT ARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| GARDENING,REACHED FOR FALLING POT, SCRATCHED HAND ON ROSE BUSH THORN, IN TWICE TODAY,AMA THEN SNF DX: UPPER EXTREMITY CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH RASH TO ARMS/LEGS AND NOW CHEST/NECK SINCE CUTTING AGAVE CACTUS ONE WEEK AGO. D: CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| USING *** AT HOME, SLIPPED, FELL INTO TREE. DX FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding toys |
| PATIENT FELL FROM A TREE OR WHEN STANDING ON HIS *** CAR; BOTH BONE FOR EARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 50 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders |
| AT HOME ON LADDER CUTTING BRANCHES-BRANCH HIT LADDER,PT SLID DOWN TREE,NLOC,DX ABRASION L FOREARM , HEMATOMA L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Day wear |
| OUTSIDE CUTTING A TREE WITH LONG SLEEVES ON, LATERE NOTICED RASH ON BIL ATERAL FOREARM>> RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT, HIX OF STAPH INFECTION 3 YEARS AGO, WAS TRIMMING TREES & SCRATCHED BOTH FOREARMS. NOW WITH RAISED RASH ON FOREARMS. D: IMPETIGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| LARGE TREE FELL ON HIM WHILE HE EAS CUTTING DOWN ANOTHER TREE/ FOREARM FX, CONTUSION F OREHEAD, MULT ABRASIONS,CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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