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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 118
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| DX LAC OF SCALP W SIMPLE REPAIR/TETANUS IMM: 14YOF: HOLD'G DOWN LEAF BLOWER, GOT HIT IN HEAD W "PULL CORD" SM LAC TO BACK OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AND FACE GOT TOO CLOSE AND INHALED GAS FUMES AND STARTED COUGHING AT HOME DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LEAF BLOWER WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER, NOW W/ABRASION TO FINGER; ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT TIP OF TWO FINGERS ON PLASTIC COOLING FAN OF A LEAF BLOWER, DX LAC OF FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWER. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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