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Accidents - Power lawn mowers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 304
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Date: 09/07/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PRESENTS WITH A CUT ONTO HEAD AFTER TRIPPING&FALLING WHILE MOWING HER L AWN HITITNG HEAD>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT TRYING TO PULL START HER LAWN MOWER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PATIENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A MOWER OVER AN INCLINE AND IT FELL OVER WITH HIM, CUT TO HEAD 4 CM LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power lawn mowers
HIT BY PIECE OF WOOD THROWN BY LAWN MOWER HUSBAND WAS USING PREVIOUS NIGHT // CLOSED HEAD INJURY - FINGER INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Power lawn mowers
LAWNMOWER ACCIDENT, +LOC. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power lawn mowers
PT CUT HEAD WHEN FELL OFF LAWNMOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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