Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 680
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	359	Hand:	87
Ankle:	75	Face:	71
Lower Trunk:	71	Lower Arm:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 9 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
DX: FINGER LAC WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT DROPPED A HEDGE TRIMMER ONTO LEFT ANKLE LACERATION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
8 YOM LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 7 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
LACERATED R FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 13 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
PT USING HEDGE TRIMMER & GOT HAND CAUGHT IN BLADES, NOW W/LAC TO INDE X FINGER/THUMB & PUNCTURE WOUND TO INDEX FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	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
CUT HEDGES W/ HEDGES TRIMMERS LACERATION LEFT SECOND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
12 YOM LACERATED A FINGER ON HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS AT HOME WAS STRUCK BY A "WEED CONTROLER" CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 6 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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TOUCHED THE EDGE OF THE HEADGE TRIMMERS WHILE MOM WAS USING THEM YES TERDAY. HAS A LAC TO HER R INDEX FINGER. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
RIGHT FOREARM LAC,PT INJURED FOREARM WHEN USING PRUNING SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 14 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 WITH HEDGE TRIMMER. DX- 1 CM L RING FINGER LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 7 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 CUT FINGER ON HEDGE CLIPPER AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	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: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT HIS L RING FINGER ON A PAIR OF HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE AT HOME. DX L RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 9 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 WAS HELPING DAD USE HEDGE CLIPPERS WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LAC TO THE L RING FINGER. BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX L RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT AT HOME TRIPPED AND FELL ON PRUING SHEARS INJ ABDOMIN/ DX LAC R ABDOMINAL WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 11 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 USING HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME CAUSED LAC TO L RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT HAND ON HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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