Accidents - Power pruning or trimming equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 258
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	141	Lower Arm:	69
Foot:	29	Hand:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES FROM TREE WITH TREE TRIMMER AND HIT A THO RN WHICH TRAUMATIZED FOREARM. HEMATOMA, LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT LT. INDEX FINGER W/ PRUNING SHEARS DX: SPRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT DROPPED PRUNING SHEARS. DX: R FOOT LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUT FINGER ON PRUNING SHEARS DX: LACERATION LT. INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power pruning or trimming equipment
59 YOF WAS LACERATED ON LEFT HAND BY PRUNER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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