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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| PT WAS WORKING IN YARD AND CUT LEG ON POWER HEDGE CLIPPER DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| SUPERFICIAL LACERATION: 66YOM CUT L LEG RIGHT ABOVE KNEE WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER, TRIMMING BUSH, SWUNG IT DOWN, CAUSING 1.5 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| TRIMMING BUSHES W/ELECTRIC TRIMMERS & ACCIDENTALLY CAME DOWN ON THIGH DX L THIGH LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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