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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 593
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS ON AN ELECTR IC HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PATIENT CUTTING WEEDS WITH HEDGE TRIMMER-CUT TOE-LAC TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT X TODAY WHILE CUTTING THE HEDGES WITH "HEDGE TRIMMERS" THAT GO BACK AND FOURTH CUTTING FINGER. DX. RIGHT 4TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY PULLED ON TRIGGER OF POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN PIC KING UP, HAND ON BLADE CUTTING HAND AND FINGERS; HAND/FINGER LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, DX: LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER ON AND ELECTRIC HEDGE TIMMER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC R LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 11 Y/O M SUS A FINGER INJURY X TODAY. PT WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER CUT FINGER 3RD LEFT HAND. DX LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC CLIPPERS WHILE CUTTING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT INJURED FINGER ON A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, DX: SUPERIFICAL AVULSION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME, DX; LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| LAC TO FINGERS ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX: FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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