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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 462
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| FOOT LAC-STEPPED ON A ***-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT STANDING NEXT TO HIS FATHER WHO WAS USING A *** AND SOMETHING FLEW I NTO RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS USING *** AND HAD NEAR AMPUTATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.DX: NEA R AMPUTATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 15 Y/O M BECAME DEHYDRATED WHILE *** AT HOME.DX; HEAT EXHAUSTION. DX; HEAT EXHAUSTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT USING *** IN YARD, GETTING IT STARTED WHEN IT KICKED UP AND GOT LEGS /FEET, NOT WEARING PANTS; ABRASIONS TO LOWER LEGS AND FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT CUT TOE ON ***. DX: R FIFTH TOE LAC 2.5 CM. DX: R FIFTH TOE LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS "***" AT HOME WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK ON THE LIP. DX. BLUNT TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT CUT 3RD FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS USING A *** WHEN HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACK - TWISTED BACK. D: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| BILATERAL ANKLE INJURY.ABRASION/LACERATIONS TO ANKLES BILATERALLY FROM WEED WHACKER. DX-LACERATION TO LEFT & RIGHT ANKLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| 14 YOM CUTTING BRUSH WITH WEED TRIMMER AND A ROCK FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE C AUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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