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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 448
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CAUGHT HAND IN LEAF BLOWER AVULSING AND FX TWO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT FINGERTIP ON LEAF BLOWER DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 61 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LAC AND AVULSED FINGER TIP IN MOVING PART OF LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PUT HAND IN A LEAF BLOWER. DX. FINGER LACERATION, PARTIAL FINGERNAIL AV ULSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| L THUMB SPR/76YOM AT HOME WAS "BLOWING LEAVES" WHEN TRIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AND INJURED L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB IN THE RUNNIN G MOTOR OF THE BLOWER FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FINGER STRAIN-FELL-HIT A LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FELL JAMMING FINGER WHILE LEAF BLOWING >> SPRAIN/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS USING LEAF BLOWER AND SAFETY SHIELD CAME OFF AND PT WNET TO GRAB IT AND CUT FINGER DX: DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT STATES WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE RING FINGERON IT DX LACERATION 0.5 CM TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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