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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 426
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Fences or fence posts |
| LT FOREARM ABRASION: TETANUS BOOSTER: TRIMMING WEEDS, CUT ARM ON METAL FENCE, TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PRUNING HER CACTUS AND FELL SUSTAINED A PW TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A BUSH AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 79 YOF WAS PRUNING *** BUSH AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO RIGHT FOREARM RM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT RECEIVED SKIN TEAR TO FOREARM WHEN USING SHEERS TO CUT HEDGE BUSHES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 51 YOF LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM ON GARDENING SHEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| REPORTS GRADUAL ONSET OF ITCHY RADH ONTO BOTH ARMS AFTER TRIMMING THE H DGES>>CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS USING HEGDE TRIMMER AND LACERATED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ACCIDENTLY STRUCK WITH GRASS CUTTING SHEARS. DX LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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