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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
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Date: 07/19/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT HIT SLEF IN CHIN WITH A TREE TRIMMER DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT DROPPED ***; LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
EYEBROW LAC-TRIMMING A TREE OVERHEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
FELL WHILE PRUNING BUSHED DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
51 YOM SEENFOR RT EYLID LAC . WAS USING HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
71 YO M USING PRUNNING EQUIPMENT INJURED NOSE LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
NASAL FX-FELL 15 FEET FROM A TREE WHILE TRIMMING BRANCHES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/27/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT EYEBROW WHEN PRUNING TREES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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