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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 355
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A CEFFALEARA TREE AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT LAC LT LEG WITH GARDEN SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CARRYING HEDGE TRIMMERS AND LOST BALANCE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 68 YO - DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERTIONS RT. LEG - WALKED TOO CLOSE TO *** TER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING SHRUBS, CUT LEG ON BRANCH DX LLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RIGHT LEG PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN WHEN HEDGE TRIMMING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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