Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 239
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
LAC L INDEX & RING FINGERS W/ELECTRIC TRIMMERS TODAY @ HOME DX SUPERFICIAL LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT GOT LEFT FOURTH FINGER ENTANGLED IN A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/17/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATED FINGER WITH PRUNING SHEARS;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
FINGERTIP AMPUTATION, PT WAS USING PRUNING SHEARS TO CUT GRAPE VINES AN D ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGERTIP OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
LAC TO L INDEX FINGER ON GARDEN SHEARS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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