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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 197
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 77 YO M USING HEDGE TRIMMER DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FX 5TH RIB/SYNCOPE, WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AT HOME AND SLIPPED ON THE CUTT INGS AND FELL ON THE GROUND |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT FELL 4 DAYS AGO ONTO A LAWN TRIMMER. DX: RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHEST PAIN - CHEST PAIN STARTED WHEN USING HEDGE TRIMMER TO CLEAN UP TH E YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX CHEST CONTUSION: USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME, FELL INTO THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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