Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - 26-50 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,966
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	850	Lower Trunk:	633
Upper Trunk:	629	Finger:	384
Head:	380	Hand:	314
Foot:	278	Lower Leg:	242
Shoulder:	224	Lower Arm:	184
Face:	171	Knee:	160
Wrist:	135	Mouth:	85
All Of Body:	80	Elbow:	70
Upper Leg:	70	Upper Arm:	40
Ankle:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives
39 YOM WAS CUTTING BRANCHES OFF A CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIP- PED CUT HIS RT LOWER LEG. DX-LACERATION TO RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
CUTTING A TREE WITH SAW YESTERDAY SOMETHING FELL ON HER FACE, FACE NOW RED & SWOLLEN. DX-FACIAL INURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps
PT STATES THAT HE WAS GETTING A TREE OUT OF HIS ATTIC WHEN HE MISSED TH E STEPS & FELL C/O CHEST, BACK, & SOB. D: CHEST PAIN, RENAL INSUFFICIEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other unpowered garden tools
PT RAKING LEAVES AT HOME FB TO EYE HAS PAIN DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A CHAINSAW WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
LOW BACK PAIN AFTER CUTTING SHRUBS/ LOW BACK PAIN WITH RT RADICULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT HAD A THORN STUCK IN HAND AND IS HAVING PAIN. PT ATTEMPTED TO PULL T HORN OUT WITH PLIERS. D: FLEXOR TENOSYNOVITIS. ADMITTED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands
FELL 30 - 40 FT OUT OF DEER STAND IN TREE WHILE HUNTING IN WOODS DX PNUEMOTHROAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
FELL 6 FT.FROM A TREE AFTER GETTING BURNED ON CHAINSAW MUFFLER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands
PT WAS CLIMBING DOWN A TREE STAND AND GOT BARK IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT TRIMMING TREE,FELL OFF 20FT LADDER,LANDED ON BUTT,NLOC,C/O LOW BACK PAIN,HIP PAIN,DX 20 FT FALL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tree stands
PT WAS BUILDING A TREE STAND AND FELL FROM TREE DX: LOW BACK INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, House repair or construction materials
PT TRIPPED OVER A BUSH & FELL INTO CINDER BLOCK INJURING CALF DX DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles
PATIENT WAS HIT IN EYE BY A TREE BRANCH WHILE HE WAS RIDING HIS 4-WHEEL ER. CORNEAL ABRASION, RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
NOT WORK RELATED CUTTING DOWN A TREE FELL ON LOWR BACK CONTUSION WAS USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING TREES, STRUCK BY BRANCH/ CHES TCONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 29 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
P/W B/L ARMS RASH S/P CUTTING A TREE OVER WKEND >> CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS PICKING UP CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL IN TREES AND BRUSHES THAT HAD B LOWN OFFAND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE WHEN GOT FB IN EYE DX: CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING MESQUITE TREE AT HOME WHEN BRANCH FELL ONTO ARM AND BROKE O FF. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, POSSIBLE RETAINED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRUNNING PLANTS AT HOME AND CUT FINGER PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED DX// LAC RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE @ HOME - STRAINED R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING A TREE ON A LADDER, LOST HIS BALANCE, LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. DX-COMM. FRACTURE OF THE PROXIMAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
MOVING PLANT IN POTS @ HOME & INJURED LOW BACK DX LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
29Y/O,M,TRIMMING HEDGES AND SLIPPED, TWISTED L KNEE, L KNEE & ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tractors
FRACTURE FINGER - 39 YO MALE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TREE AND TRACTOR AT HOME 1 HOUR PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other ball sports
RASH ON FACE-SINCE PT RAN INTO BUSHES TO CHASE A BALL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Poles
PATIENT'S FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN A TREE AND STEEL POST. DX-OPEN FRACTURE PHALANX 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING BUSHES, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other ball sports
FELL 10 FT FROM TREE WHILE TRYING TO RETREIVE BALL SUST INJ TO R RIBS DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUTTING A MESQUITE TREE AND THINKS SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE. C/O W ATERY, SWELLING, PAIN IN EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ball sports
PT UP IN A TREE TRYING TO RETRIEVE HIS SONS BALL AND FELLM OUT ONTO BUT TOCKS CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LACERATION NOSE.PT.REFERS WHILE CLEANING PATIO WITH TREE BRANCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers
43YOWM WITH LEFT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER RUNNING RIDING MOWER UP TREE AND F ALLING OFF BACK OF MOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING A TREE BRANCH WHICH FELLHITTING FACE >LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH AND IT CAME DOWN ON HEAD DX: ABRASION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CHOPPING A HUGE TREE AT HOME WHEN IT FELL ON HIS FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT FELL ONTO RT SIDE. PAIN/ DEFORMITY. WAS CUTTING HIGH UP IN A TREE WH EN FELL 8-10 FEET. D: PELVIC FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH SAW, FELL OFF LADDER. DX-WRIST FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
TREE LIMB FELL ON SHOULDER WHEN PT. CUT DOWN WITH A SAW. DX-LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT FELL 20 FEET WHEN TRIMMING TREES. LANDE DON FEET. NO LOC. D: LUMBAR SPINE FXS, POSSIBLE THORACIC FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Swings or swing sets
SWINGING ONTO ROPE SWING, STRUCK FOOT ONTO TREE " CONTS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps
PT FELL INTO A TREE BRANCH LAST NIGHT, ALSO FELL DOWN STAIRS THIS AM, S PRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 45 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PT TRIMMING TREE WITH CHAINSAW,CHAIRSAW FELL ON L FOREARM,+ETOH LACERATION DORSAL FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
DX POISON IVY, 27YOMWAS WORKING CUTTING BUSH X3DAYS AGO WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
~PT CUTTING BRANCH WHEN 150 LB. BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD. CONFUSED ON SCEN E. SHOULDER PAIN. D:SCALP LACERATION, SCAPULA FX. PT LEFT AMA.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
WAS CUTTING TREES, BRANCH HIT PT DX ABRASION L SIDE OF BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN A TREE AND CHIPPER AT HOME DX: CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CHEST PAIN AFTER CUTTING DOWN TREES DX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT ON LADDER TRIMMING TREE,FELL 6-7 FT TO GROUND,STRUCK PRIVACY WALL ON WAY DOWN,C/O R HIP,PELVIS,R ELBOW PAIN,DX MULTIPLE ABRASION/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES POKED IN THE EYE BY A BRANCH CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
48 YOM WAS CUTTING GRASS AT CHURCH AND WENT UNDERNEATH A TREE AND WAS S TRUCK IN THE RT EYE BY A BRANCH SUSTAINING SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TREES AND FELL OFF A LADDER, 15 FT ONTO THE CEMENT HEAD FIRST. DX-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
A LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON PT'S HEAD WHILE TRIMMING TREE , + LOC DX: HEAD TRUAMA, BACK INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING TREES AT HOME, FINGER PAIN DX; FINGER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Football
L ELBOW AND LS CONTUSION S/P FALL: GETTING SON'S FOOTBALL OUT OF A TREE FELL, HIT BACK, ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 26 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: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN FELL 30 FEET. ?LOC. RECALLS ENTIRE EVENT. D:DIS TAL RADIAL INTRAARTICULAR FX, FOREARM LACERATION 7CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles
26 YO M CONTUSION TO RIBS RIDING MOTORCROSS HIT TREE BRANCH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE AND FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME DX: DISLOCATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Poles
WALKING THRU YARD @ HOME, TRIPPED OVER TREE STUMP & HIT METAL POLE DX ABRASION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
ABRASION CORNEA - 27 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE ON BIKE TRAIL AND GOT A TREE TWIG IN RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS ON ROOF OF MOBILE HOME CUTTING TREE BRANCHES AND FELL OFF ROOF ONTO KNEE, DX: SPRAINED LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise
PT STRUCK HEAD ON TREE BRANCH WHEN WALKING IN "WALK" C/O HEAD PAIN DX: CLOSED HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREES WHEN GOT MESQUITE THORN IN LOWER LEG S/P STEPPING ON A BRANCH. D:FOREIGN BODY, LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING A TREE & BRANCH CAME DOWN AND POKED PT IN EYEDX: RIGHT E YE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Stairs or steps
HIT IN HEAD WITH TREE LIMB, KNOCKED HIM DOWN 5 STEPS DX CHI, LEFT AMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
PATIENT GOT FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE CUTTING DOWN TREES WITHA SAW. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers
PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN A TREE AND PLASTIC GRASS CATCHER ON MOWER AT HOME, DX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
CLIMBNG TREE WITH LADDER, FELL DX CLAVICLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sports and recreational activity
PT WAS PLAYING PAINTBALL IN PARK WITH FRIENDS, RAN INTO A TREE. C/O HEAD, LT SHOULDER PAIN DX: SCALP LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Kites or kite string
LUMBAR SPINE FX-TRYING TO GET KITE OUT OF A TREE-FELL-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE, WENT TO PICK UP A LOG AND FELL TO GROUNDDX: LOW BACK INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING TREE 20 FEET OFF GROUND, LOST BALANCE & FELL. +LOC. D:RIB F XS, PTX/HTX, PULMONARY CONTUSION, MAMMARY ARTERY TRANSECTION, ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Manual pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING TREES AT HOME BRANCH HIT MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Mountain or all-terrain bicycles or accessories
42 YOM OUT MOUNTAIN BIKING WHEN BRANCH STRUCK HIM CAUSING PUNCTURE TO L UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
PATIENT C/O EYE PAIN, BENT OVER, HURT EYE WITH A POTTED PLANT. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT FELL 40FT FROM TREE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES, CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
PT WAS CHANGING PLANTS IN POTS AND ONE SCRATCHED EYE DX: LT CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
STRUCK INTO EYE BY A BRANCH WHILE RIDING BICYCLE "CORNEAL ABRS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
29 YOM CUTTING TREES, SLIPPED, TWISTED - STRAINED UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND FB-THORN IN HAND WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT PRUNING A TREE W/ SMALL CLIPPERS,CUT TIP L MIDDLE FINGER, DX 1CM L MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Footwear
STEPPED ON A LARGE TREE STUMP IN BACKYARD WEARING FLIP FLOPS PEICE OF WOOD IN FOOT FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
C/O THORNS TO HAND WHILE CUTTING A LOCUST TREE, DX; FB WITH REMOVALTO H AND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleds
PT INJURED FINGERS WHEN SLED HIT A TREE AT HOME TODAY DX// FX LEFT INDEX MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Footwear
HAD TRIMMED TREES; STEPPED ON A LOCUST WHICH WENT THROUGH BOOT AND INTO THE FOOT. PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS ON LADDER TREE TRIMMING TODAY WHEN A BRANCH FELL & HIT HIM ON THE SCALP. DX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Saws
PATIENT WAS SAWING DOWN A TREE, TREE FELL AND HIT HIS ANKLE. DX-ANKLE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives
LAC L 2ND FINGER, PT CUTTING FLOWERS W/A KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT C/O FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN LT EYE AFTER PRUNING VINES YESTERDAY. DX - FOREIGN BODY SENSATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other manual pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING ROSES WHEN SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND. D: PUNCTURE WOUND AND CELLULITIS, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PATIENT WAS CUTTING LIMBS AND LIMB FLEW IN FACE MAKING HIM FALL TO GROU ND, STRUCKING FACE. DX; CONTUSION TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, All-terrain vehicles
PT RIDING A FOUR WHEELED ATV AND CRASHED INTO A TREE SUSTAINED A CONTUS ION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
49 YOM CUTTING DOWN A TREE, WEARING HELMET, WHEN BRANCH STRUCK HIS HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING SOME TREES AT HOME WHEN A LIMB FELL ON HIM. DX. TIB/ FI B FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
BACK PAIN: TOOK DOWN A TREE 4 DAYS AGO, BACK PAIN RADIATING DOWN LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT STANDING ON TOP OF 5 FOOT CONCRETE WALL TRIMMING TREE WHEN FELL ONTO FEET. D: CALCANEAL FX, CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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