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Accidents - Pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 304
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Date: 09/16/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
POISON IVY ON ARMS-AFTER TRIMMING WEEDS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT ARM W/PRUNERS. DX: R FOREARM LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT CUT HIS FOREARM WITH HEDGETRIMMER, SUSTAINED "LT FOREARM LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
SNAKE BITE FOREARM - 58 YOM WAS BITTEN ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM BY A SNAKE WHILE TRIMMING THE HEDGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts
FELL TRIMMING TREE, SCRAPED ARM ON FENCE/ LAC CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT.REPORTED CUT TO LT.ARM C/O TENDERNESS WHILE CUTTING HEDGES DX-ABRASAION LT.FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREARM FROM THORN ON FRIDAY. ALSO NUMBNESS I N FINGERS POSSIBLY FROM HEDGE TRIMMERS. D: PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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