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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 410
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| 37 Y/O M C/O FONTAL HEAD AND MOUTH INJURY. PT WAS USING T-POST DRIVER A ND IT HIT PT IN MOUTH AND FOREHEAD DX LAC TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| DIGGING BAR FELL ON HAND-CRUSH INJURY RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PT WAS USING A SOD CUTTER IN YARD AT HOME WORKING FOR 2 HRS WHEN NOTEDP AIN IN L WRIST DX L WRIST TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 42 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| *42YOM CUT FINGER ON GARDEN SCISSORSDX:LAC R SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| CAUGHT HEEL OF R FOOT UNDER "GARDEN MACHINE" AND TWISTED FOOT. DX. CONT USION AND SPRAIN R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power garden tools, Poles |
| PATIENT WAS DRIVING A POST IN THE GROUND, POST DRIVER BOUNCED UP AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. DX-LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other power garden tools |
| PATIENT WITH FOREARM PAIN AFTER TRIMMING TREES 1-1/2 WEEKS AGO WITH POWER TOOLS. D: DEQUERVAINS TENOSYNOVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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