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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CONCUSSION W/ MODERATE LOC-SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE TRIMMING TREES-HIT HE AD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Motor vehicles or parts |
| SCALP LACERATION: TRIMMING TREES AT HOME, HIT IN HEAD WITH TREE BRANCH 4 CM, WAS ON TAILGATE OF PICKUP TRUCK CUTTING BRANCH ABOVE PICKUP TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT LAC SCALP WHILE TRIMMING THE BUSHES, FELL ON PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUTTING LIMB AND CORD TRIMMER POLE FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. DX. LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CHI. PT DROPPED TREE TRIMMER WHEN TRIMMING TREE BRANCH OVER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH TREE TRIMMER DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT DROPPED POLE PRUNER AND IT HIT HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY W/O LOC, FOREHEAD LAC 1.5 CM, LIP ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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