Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS USING A *** AND SOMETHING FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM ONFOREARM FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
C/O PAIN IN L FOREARM, BEGAN WHILE WEED-EATING THIS AM, POSS OBJECT THO ROWN FROM TRIMMER. DX. PW L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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