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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 194
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PATIENT TRYING TO USE ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, CAUGHT FINGER IN BLADE; F INGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | 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 WAS AT HOME USING A HEDGE TIMMER, TURNED IT OFF AND THEN TRIED TO ST OP THE BLADES WITH HAND CAUSING A LACERAITON TO RTR 2ND&4TH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| 15YO WHITE MALE USING A GAS HEDGE TRIMMER-ACCIDENTLY STRUCK L KNEE DX L KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS TODAY, NOW W/PAIN; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | 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 |
| PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER AND CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| HAD NON-OPERATING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER HANGING ON THE WALL FALL ONTO HAND>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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