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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 577
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| TRIMMING WEEDS WITH SISTER AND GOT SNIPPED BY SISTERS SNIPPERS FINGER L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Insect induced injuries |
| PT WAS TRIMMING BUSHES WHEN HE WAS BIT ON THE RIGHT THUMB BY AN INSECT YESTERDAY GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PRUNING SHEARS FELL AND HIT IN KNEE.LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 10 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DROPPED HEDGE TRIMMER ONTO LEG " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 13 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 TRIMMERS/CLIPPERS AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 13 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 |
| LACERATES FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A RUSTY BLADE ON A TREE TRIMMER. D: LACERATION RIGHT 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | 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 LAC FINGER ON A TREE TRIMMER.DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER W/HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX: DISTAL MIDDLE FINGER AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 8 YO MALE CUT LEFT FINGER ON PLANT SHEERS LACERATIOIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2006 | Age: 11 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 8 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 |
| PATIENT WAS PULLING PRUNING SHEARS BEHIND HIM AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS FOOT. DX-LACERATION FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2006 | Age: 15 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT. WAS TRIMMING HEDGES WITH A TRIMMER AND CUT HIS FINGER DIAGNOSIS; LAC. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 13 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 |
| RT 3RD AND 4TH FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A HEDG E TRIMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2006 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER WITH PRUNERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER WHEN PICKING UP BUSH TRIMMER IN FRONT YARD AT HOME;M IDDLE FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 8 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 WITH HEDGE CLIPPER LACERATION RT INDEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LACERATED FINGER W/HEDGE TRIMMERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2006 | Age: 9 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| HELPING TO TRIM BUSHES CUT FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS LACERATION LEFT 2ND DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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