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Accidents - Power hedge trimmers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 912
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Date: 06/21/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
63YOF WITH LAC TO HAND FROM ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
70YOF WAS USING AN ELECTRIC TRIMMER AND LACERATED LEFT HAND. DX: 1 CM L ACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2009Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
67YOM TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WITH A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT HAND LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT LEFT HAND WITH POWER HEDGE TRIMMERS WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2008Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PATIENT FELL ON HEDGE TRIMMER WHIE IT WAS STILL TURNED ON. DX-LAC. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION LEFT HAND-CUT WITH ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2005Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LACERATION HAND - 61 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIM MERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
PT LAC LT HAND WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
CUT WITH ELECTIC HEDGE CLIPPERS DX: LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
BRUSH HAND AGAINST ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LT HAND LACS-AT HOME-TRIMMING HEDGES-CUT ON ELECTRIC CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
LT HAND LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC TRIMMER WHILE TRIMMING HEDGES @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2002Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMER FELL FROM SHELF AND ST RUCK PT'S HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2001Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2001Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2000Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/1999Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/1998Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/1997Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power hedge trimmers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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