Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 712
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	81
Year 1998:	18
Year 2000:	91
Year 2002:	60
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	39
Year 2006:	5
Year 2007:	136
Year 2008:	78
Year 2009:	113

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LAC HAND 2ND AND 3RD DIGIT MINOR LACS FROM *** 1 HR AGO. DX. CONT LAC 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS AT HOME USING A BATTERY-OPERATED GRASS CLIPPERS, LACERATED RT 3RD FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PATIETN PLAYING WITH ELECTRIC HEDGETRIMMER, ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT ON;3 RD/4TH FINGER LACS.
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: 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: 10/08/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Ceilings and walls
FINGER LAC-WEED CUTTER FELL OFF GARAGE WALL-@ HOME-HIT PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LACS TO L 3/4 FINGERS ON ELECTRIC EDGER DX; FINGER LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
AVULSION TO R POINTER BY GARDEN SHEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Batteries
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A *** WHILE CHANGING BATTERI ES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT FINGER ON POWERED TRIMMER/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A *** AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 FINGER WHILE ***; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BROTHER PLAYING WITH *** AND TURNED IT ON AND LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELETRIC HEDGE TRIMMER; CUT FINGER. D: LACE RATION LEFT 3RD FINGER / DOG BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
12 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS USING A HEDGE-TRIMMER & CUT SELF @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 04/19/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
LAC RT THUMB. 12 ML CUT THUMB WITH BLADE OF KNIFE TODAY.#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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