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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 42 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: Power hedge trimmers |
| 42YOM CUT LEFT ARM WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME ABRASION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 32 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: Power hedge trimmers |
| 32YOM USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| TRIMMING HEDGES WITH GAS HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT FOREARM RB LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| RADIUS HEAD FX-TRIPPED OVER CORD TO POWER TRIMMER-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT SELF WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LAC FOREARM ON POWER HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE GARDENING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT ARM WITH A GAS HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/1998 | Age: 46 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: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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