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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 782
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 88YOM INJURED LOW BACK WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 87YOWF PT BLOWING LEAVES, TRIPPED, NOW HAS PAIN TO L HIP, SKIN TEAR TO L ARM. DX. HEMATOMA L BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Bags |
| 93YOF, WAS USING LEAF BLOWER&BAGGING LEAVES&DEV. HIP PAIN >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 79 YOM-C/O HIP/BUTTOCK PAIN AFTER FALLING ONTO CONCRETE OUTSIDE WHILE U SING LEAF BLOWER FOR LEAVES DX CT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT FELL YEST WHILE BLOWING LEAVES, NOW HAS PERSISTENT L HIP PAIN. DX. HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAS OUTSIDE USING THE LEAF BLOWER, TRIPPED&FELL FROM STANDING, C/O LBP >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT FELL WHILE PUTTING UP LEAF BLOWER FRACTURE HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT USING A LEAF BLOWER BACK HOME IN *** AND SINCE THEN HAVING PAI N IN LOWER BACK BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FX HIP- TRIPPED LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT HIP FX. PT FELL WHEN LEAF BLOWER SHIFTED INJURING HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT PELVIC FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A LEAF BLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 83 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX HIP. PT FELL IN THE YARD WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWE R. PT ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Wire |
| PATIENT FELL ONTO LEAF BLOWER HANDLE AFTER TRIPPING ON WIRES AT HOME. D: ABDOMINAL WALL CONTUSION, POSSIBLE HEPATIC MASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 57-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF FALLING W HILE BLOWING LEAFS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2001 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2000 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2000 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2000 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/1999 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/1997 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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