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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 356
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Screwdrivers |
| 37 YOM USING SCREW DRIVER TO REPAIR *** PUNCTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| ACUTE RT HAND PARESTEHSIA, SUSPECT MEDIAN NERVE COMPRESSION, USING WOODEN HANDLED TOOL TO CLEAR BRUSH, HAD STING TO R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT USING *** AT HOME CUTTING GRASS WHEN PIECE OGF GLSS FLEW UP CUTTING HAND, NOW WITH INFECTION DX: HAND LAC/INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT THREW A *** CAUSING PAIN AND BRUISING TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT CUT HAND WHILE WORKING ON ***. DX: 5 CM LACERATION TO HAND ( LEFT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS ADJUSTING THE BLADE ON HIS *** AT HOME AND CUT HIS LT HAND1CM LA CERATION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT USING A *** AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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