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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 488
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING ROSES, LOST HER BALANCE & FELL FORWARD. 6CM LAC RT FOREHEAD & CT LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HIT IN FOREHEAD BY A METAL LEAF TRIMMER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FACIAL AB-POKED IN THE FACE WHILE TRIMMING SHRUBBERY-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| SUPERFICIAL LT FACE LAC WITH REPAIR, PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE, ONG STICKF LEW BACK AND STRUCK PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT.C/O PAIN TO LT.EYE SUSTAIN WHEN ROCK HIT FACE WHILE CUTTING GRASS DX-SCTERAL ABRASION LT.EYE,CONJUNCTITIS LT. EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WHILE USING WEED TRIMMER GOT POISON IVY ON FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT JAW PUNCTURE WOUND-AT HOME-FELL WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-LANDED ON ABUS H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| @ 80YOF FELL ON SIDEWALK HITTING FACE ON CLIPPERS WHILE TRIMMING TREESD X-LAC/CONTUSION TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LT FACIAL CT-AT HOME IN HER YARD-UTILITY COMPANY WAS TRIMMING LIMBS- A LIMB FELL AND HIT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING TREES AT HOME, PRUNERS DROPPED DOWN ON HIS FACE. DX LACERATION OF FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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