Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,149
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Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 87 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: Power hedge trimmers
NS: LACERATION 2ND, 4TH, 5TH FINGERS, USING ELECTRIC HEDGE CLIPPERS AT HOME, STATES "MUST HAVE GOTTEN TOO CLOSE TO THE BLADE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER OUTSIDE HOUSE & CUT FINGER. DX; LAC.L.2ND.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 66 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: Power hedge trimmers
PT USING HEDGE TRIMMERS-LAC LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT HOLDING HEDGE TRIMMERS-PLUGED IT IN & CUT THUMB & FINGER DX; LACERA TION TO LEFT THUMB / INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WAS USING POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME & CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 55 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHILE USING AN ELECTRICAL HEDGE TRIMMER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT STATES HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A HEDGE TRIMMERS YESTERDAY DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs
OPEN FX L 2ND FING/77YOM USING ELECTRIC HEDGER AT HOME TO HEDGE BUSHES, SLIPPED AND LAC L IND FING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WITH FINGER LAC FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
75 YOF LACERATED SEVERAL FINGERS WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
64YOM AT HOME USING A MOTORIZED HEDGE CLIPPER ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER IN CLIPPERS;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT WITHI LAC TO FINGER FROM HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-SUS A 1CM CIRCULAR LACERATION TO LEFT INDE X FINGER WHEN HE CUT IT ON A HEDGE TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 51 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT LT THUMB ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER;NO BLEEDING.LACE RATION TO NAIL BED. DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 67 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER TIP ON BATTERY-OPERATED HEDGE TRIMMER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LT MIDDLE FINGER W/ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER;BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX: LACERATION LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 51 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRICK HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT SELF WITH ELECCTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 73 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: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 60 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: Power hedge trimmers
PT CUT FINGER WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT FINGER WITH HEDGE TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME LACERATION FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 60 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: Power hedge trimmers, Plants, trees and shrubs
R MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION WITH REPAIR: USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER TRIMMING A LITTLE PINE TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 63 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: Power hedge trimmers
ACCIDETNALLY CUT FINGER WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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