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Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 206
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:137Neck:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT WAS PLAYING W MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS THROWING THEM AROUND WHILE SNIPP ING WHEN HE ACCID CUT HIS NECK W TRIMMERS D REPAIR 6.2 CM COMPLEX LC N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
CUT FINGER WITH A HEDGE CUTTERDX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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