Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 927
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	545	Foot:	271
Hand:	68	Lower Leg:	30
Face:	5	Upper Arm:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2005	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING AN EDGER AT HOME, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND LACERATED FINGER ON TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PRUNING SHEARS FELL AND STRUCK PATIENT ON FACE AT HOME; EYELID LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT THUMB ON CLIPPERS THUMB & INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT FELL ONTO LAWN EDGING, & CUT RT. UPPER ARMDX: RT. ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
BROTHER USING TREE TRIMMER/PRUNER AT HOME, PT JUMPED ON BRANCH AND BROT HER CUT THUMB WITH TRIMMER; PARTIAL THUMB AMPUTATION, THUMB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
8 YR OLD FEMALE HAD WEED TRIMMER FALL ON FOOT LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION FINGER - 6 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE TRI MMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56 Y/O W/M RECEIVED CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION TO THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT AFTER STEPPING ON A TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS ACCID POKED W/PRUNING SHEARS. DX: PW R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT SELF WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS CUT W/PRUNING SHEARS AT STORE. DX: R INDEX SUPERFICIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT LACERATED FINGR ON HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT HOME WHILE USING A HEDGETRIMMER LAC L FINGERS DX2CM MID FINGER 2CM INDEX FINGER SUPERFICIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT STEPPED ON HEDGE TRIMMER DX: LAC LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT CUT FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
7 Y/O B/FM CUT FOOT ON ELECTRIC TRIMMER IN THE YARD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SUST LAC TO L 4TH FINGER WHILE USING HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX 2.5 CM LAC L RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC L INDEX FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPER IN YARD @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LACERATION, CUT WITH HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FINGER LACERATION, CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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