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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 611
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Date: 12/11/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
DX LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND: TRIMMING BRANCHES AT HOME, INJURED HAND WITH TRIMMERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT HAND ON GRASS CUTTER/ LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PRUNING HOLLY BUSH AT HOME, GOT THORN IN HAND 3 DAYS AGO. DX:CELLULITI S, ABSCESS HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
56 YOM CUT HAND WITH HEDGE TRIMMERS LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT ON HEDGE TRIMMER HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LACERATION RIGHT HAND - CUT ON METAL CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
WHILE PRUNING ROSES GOT THORN IN LT. HAND DX: FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/13/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
HAND LAC-CUT ON HEDGE CLIPPERS-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
CUT RIGHT HAND WITH POLE TRIMMER DX LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PUNCTURED HAND W/ PRUNING SHEARS WHILE GARDENING PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
LAC RT HAND W/ HEDGE CLIPPERS. DX; 1 CM HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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