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Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 293
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:118Hand:71
Toe:71Lower Arm:32

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
STATES HE WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND INJURED ARM DX TENDONITIS IN LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME, LAC LT 4TH AND 5TH FI NGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
28 YO M CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PATIENT DROPPED HEDGE TRIMMERS ON FOOT. DX: LACERATION TO 2ND TOE, CO NTUISON TO RIGHT FOOT WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2004Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT WAS AT HOME USING PRUNING SHEARS WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2004Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CLIPPED SKIN W. HEDGE TRIMMERS NO LOC LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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