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Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 369
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Date: 09/28/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT LEG ON GLASS / HIT LEG ON *** LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT SHIN PUNCTURE WOUND-HIT W/ A *** CORD @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HAS LAC TO BACK OF LEG WHILE USING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LACERATIION WAS CAUSED BY GLASS THROWN FROM ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
29 Y/O W/M SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHILE USING A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT DX ALLERGIC REACTION - C/O ITCHIND RASHES ON BOTH LEGS/THIGHS AFTERC UTTING GRASSES YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
FELL WHILE ***, TWISTED ANKLE. DISTAL LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE, ANKLE SPRA IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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