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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 407
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| CHOPPING WOOD W/ A METAL WEDGE RIGHT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/20/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS RAKING IN HER YARD WHEN SHE BENT OVER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEG THAT SHOT UP TO HER HIM. DX. DVT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| HIT SELF IN LEG WITH RAKE DX: PUNCTURE TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| 75 YOF WAS WORKING IN GARDEN; DROPPED GARDENING SHEERS WHICH STRUCK LEF T LOWER LEG. LACERATION, LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING ON A RAKE LA CERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| LOWER LEG HEMATOMA-DIGGING UP A SHRUB-HIT LEG W/*** SHOVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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