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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 664
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| NECK STR. 52 YOM STRAINED NECK USING A HEDGE TRIMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 70YOF PRUNING BUSHES AT HOME, BENT OVER AND HAD NECK PAIN DX. CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 70YOF, C/O NECK PAIN AFTER SPENDING 3HRS OF OVER HEAD HEDGE CLIPPING >>TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX RASH, ANT' NECK: 58YOF SEVERAL DAYS AGO OUTSIDE PRUNING TREE WHEN BRANCH DISLODGED & CONTACTED THE ANT' PORTION OF NECK. RASH SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX CERVICALGIA: 73YOM C/O CERVICAL NECK PN X 4MOS; PT STATES RECENT INC IN ACTIVITY PERFORM' YARDWORK DO' OVERHEAD CUT' OF LIMBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL WHILE TRIMMING A BUSH. DX NECK PAIN S/P FALL# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WITH ONE MONTH OF NECK PAIN SINCE PRUNING TREES. DX: RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS TRIMMING SOME HOLLY BUSHES WHILE PLACED AGAINST HER NECK THEN DE VELOPED A RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT EXPERIENCED NECK PAIN AFTER TRIMMING HEDGES; NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CERVICAL SPINE C2 FX-FELL IN YARD WHILE USING TRIMMING SHEARS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT ON FRIDAY WAS TRIMMING TREES DOING ALOT OF YARD WORK NOW WITH NECK P AIN STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE FELL ABOUT 10 FEET OUT OF THE TREE ONTO HIS HEAD FRACTURED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING TREES AND FELL 5FT. DX CERVICAL AND THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2001 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2000 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/1999 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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