Accidents - Manual hedge trimmers - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 53
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/18/2005	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: Manual hedge trimmers
PT AND MOTHER STATES PT WAS HELPING DAD TRIM HEDGES USING MANUAL CLIPPE RS. PT REACHED IN TO REMOVE BRUSH AND 3RD FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual hedge trimmers
PT HELPING HER GRANDMOTHER TRIM BUSHES WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIM MERS SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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