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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 341
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CUT LEG WITH HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATION LOWER LEG # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8YOM UNPLUGGING HEDGE TRIMMER LACERATED LEFT THUMB; THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| WAS USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER WHEN THEY SLIPPED CAUSING LAC TO (L) F OREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | 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 USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME WHEN HE CUT THE TIPS OF HIS R 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS. BLEEDING CONT. NEEDS STITCHED. DX FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 10 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: Power hedge trimmers |
| R 1ST&2ND FING LAC/10YOF USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME AND SLIPPED, CUTTING FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT CUT HER L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING POWERED HEDGE TRIMMERS. HAS FLAP CUT IN SKIN ON TIP OF FINGER. NEEDS SUTURED. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | 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 |
| 15 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT WITH PRUNNING SHEARS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 15 YO M FRACTURE TO FINGER CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 12 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: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT CUT 3 FINGERS ON HIS L HAND ACCIDENTALLY WITH A PAIR OF ELECTRIC HED GE TRIMMERS. DX FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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