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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 741
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER YARD EDGER. FRACTURE HUMERUS, PROXIMAL, LEFT, CLOSED. 84 Y OM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX BICEPS TENDONITIS: 58YOF L SH PN START' DAY AFTER USE HEDGE CLIPPERS TO PRUNE TREEE @ HOME. PN DULL, WORSE W/ MOTION INTO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 64YOM FELL 8 FT OUT OF A TRACTOR BUCKET WHILE TRIMMING A TREE DX- HUME RUS, WRIST AND NASAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 79 YR OLD FEMALE PRUNING BUSHES IN A SLIPPERY ROCK GARDEN AND FELL FX H UMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX L POSTERIOR ARM PN: 74YOF 3D OF TRICEP AREA PN ON L AFTER TRIM' BUSHES @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 84 YOF WAS WORKING IN HER YARD PRUNING THE TREE CLOSING THE HATCHBACK O F HER CAR AND HEARD A POP INJURING UPPER ARM DX UPPER ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRANSVERSE FX PROX HUMERUS, PT WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES AND WENT TO PULL A LARGER ONE AND FELT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| MUSCULOSKELETAL R UPPER ARM PAIN: CUTTING HEDGES SATURDAY, PAIN UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS CUTTING FLOWERS IN GARDEN AND FELL DX: MID SHAFT RT HUMERAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX LWBS: SPIDER BIT UPPER R ARM W TREE TRIMMING LAST NOC PLUS REDNESS/ EDEMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| SWELLING R U ARM 2WKS USING TRIMMERS IN YRD FLT PULL & PAIN R SHO 2DAY TRPD IN YRD CAUGHT SELF W R ARM INTENSE PN D DVT R UP ARM ? BICEPS RPT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING SHRUBS AT HOME AND FELL INTO THE SHRUBS SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CRANKING ***, FELT POP AT HOME. DX. FX. R ACROMION. (UPPER ARM) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT UPPER ARM BEE STING-WHILE TRIMMING HIS BUSHES-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RT BICEP STRAIN.PT WAS CLIPPING TREES AND INJURED BICEP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WORKING IN YARD USING PRUNING SHEERS & FELL. HAD FALLEN 1 WK.AGONOT SEEN IN ER FOR PREV. FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/20/2001 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1999 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/15/1998 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/1998 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/1997 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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