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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 330
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 71 YOF WHO STATES DOING GARDENING WITH SOME SHEARS IN RT HAND TRIPPED O VER BUSHES AND SUSTAINE CUT LT LOWER ARM- DX- LACERATION LT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 61 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: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 61YOF WAS PRUNING ROSES @ HOME AS SHE WAS TRIMMING THICK BRANCH CLIPPER S SWUNG OVER LANDING ON R 4ARM D 4ARM CONTS BRUISING FRM *** USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT TRIMMING VINES WITH A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS SUSTAINED A LACE RATIION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 51YOM AT HOME USING PRUNERS INJ ARM DX/LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| WHILE TRIMMING ROSE BUSHES GOT CAUGHT IN IT DX: LACERATION RT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 56 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| HE WAS CUTTING HEDGES AND LOWERED TRIMMER AND CUT HIS ARM DX RT LOWER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2000 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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