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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Leaf blowers |
PT HAD PX SINCE HOLDING HEAVY LEAF BLOWER. DX: TENOSYNOVITIS L FOREARM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 31 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: Other |
Product: Leaf blowers |
PT WITH PROBABLE SPIDER BITE WHILE USING BLOWER. NEST OF BLACK WIDOW SP IDERS IN AREA HE WAS BLOWING. ARM/HAND NUMB. D:ULNAR NEUROPATHY. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/27/2001 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Leaf blowers |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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