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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 539
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| 70 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME. DX; L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| WHILE PRUNING ROSE BUSHES PUNCTURE IN HEAD W/ TREE BRANCH DX: LACERATION LT. TEMPLE W/ HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| INJ FINGER TIP ON HEDGE CLIPPERS AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH PRUNING SHEARS CAUSING LT HAND LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL HEDGE TRIMMERS AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 83 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: Other |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| ECCHYMOSIS VS INSECT BITE RT FOREARM, TRIMMING FLOWERS IN YARD AT HOME, 1 HR LATER AT HOME IN KITCHEN NOTICED REDDENED AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS PRUNING HEDGES AT HOME CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS AT HOME STRUCK LEFT HAND DEVELOPED A HEMAOTMA TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT USING A PAIR OF MANUAL PRUNING SHEARS CUTTING FLOWERS AT HOME SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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