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Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:86Foot:77
Hand:69Mouth:68
Head:34Eyeball:22

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/21/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT CUT HAND WITH BRANCH CUTTERS AT HOME. DX: LACERATION OF RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CRUSHED HIS FINGER AS WHILE USING A *** AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT.INJ.LOWER LIP AT HOME WHEN STARTING A *** & IT FLIPPED BACK HITTING LIP. DX; LAC.LOWER LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH A ROCK FROM A *** AT HOME; SUBCONJUNCTUAL HEMOR RHAGE, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HIT FOOT WITH ***; FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
*** FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: 1 CM SCALP LAC. DX: 1 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
12 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS USING A *** & SOMETHING GOT I N HIS EYE @ HOME. E9289
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
10 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO FINGER. PT INJ SELF ON EDGER WHILE TRIMMING HED GES @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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