Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,188
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Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER BLADE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
44YOF TRIMMING BUSH AWAY FROM THE ROOF AREA, USING A BATTERY OPERATED HEDGE TRIMMER,CUT FINGER,CLEANED/PLACED BANDAGE ON CUT;FINGER LACERATIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING A MOTORIZED POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HIS HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT FINGER ACCIDENTALLY WITH A POWER HEDGE CLIPPERS. LACERATION , LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER CUTTING IT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 41 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: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION FINGER 2.8 CM: USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS, DROPPED HEDGE TRIMMER, CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 42 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: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT USING ELECTRIC CLIPPERS TO CUT FLOWERS-LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 45 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
43YOF WAS USING BATTERY HEDGE TRIMMERS,ACCIDENTLY LACERATED 2-3 FINGERS;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 27 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT FINGER ON A GAS POWERED HEDGE TRIMMER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs
FINGER LAC-CUT ON GAS HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 37 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER > LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT C/O CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER. DX LAC LFT MIDDLE FINGER RING FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 42 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICK HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 39 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: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION TO L MIDDLE FINGER FROM A HEDGETRIMMER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 45 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: Power hedge trimmers
45 YOM GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN HEDGE TRIMMERS/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT C/O FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX LAC LFT MIDDLE FINGER TUFT FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT RECEIVED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 49 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT RECEIVED LAC TO L INDEX/MIDDLE/RING FINGERS FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 39 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: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME USING POWER TRIMMERS TO TRIM THE BUSHES LACERATE LT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 45 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: Power hedge trimmers
WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND CAUGHT THUMB ON HEDGE TRIMMERS DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 26 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: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs
LACERATION FINGER - 26 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS WHILE TRIMMING HER HEDGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
36YOM WHILE USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME,LACERATED THE BASE OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER;1-CM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 47 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: Power hedge trimmers
PT AT HOME USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER LAC L FINGER/ DX LAC 3RD DISTAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 39 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER "LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 35 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACC CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE CLIPPER "LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 40 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: Power hedge trimmers
40 YO M FRACTURED FINGER CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
47YOF WHILE AT HOME USING A ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS,ACCIDENTLY CUT THE TIP OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
37YOM HELPING HIS MOTHER CUT HEDGES,WITH A ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER, WHEN IT CUT HIM MULTIPLE TIMES; ACUTE OPEN FRACTURE OF THE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
33 YOM WAS USING BATTERY POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN HE LACERATED HIS R IGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
50YOF TRIMMING HER GARDER,USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER;ACCIDENTLY CUT HER LEFT HAND; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPER AT HOME DX: LACERTION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 50 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: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION TO L RING FINGER FROM HEDGETRIMMER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT PRESENTED WITH A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM A HEDGE TRIMME R AT HOME. NO SUTURES NEEDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers
FINGER CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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