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Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
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Date: 07/10/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUT FINGER W/***. DX: L INDEX LAC 1.3 CM. DX: L INDEX LAC 1.3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT CUTTING BUSHES WITH A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
BEE STING ON THUMB-WHILE ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM ELECTRIC GRASS TRIMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
54 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ACC CUT LT INDEX ON A HEDGE TRIMMER, ?MECH, +BLEEDING CONTROLLED >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT ON POWERED EDGER MACHINE FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A POWER HEDGE TRIMMER ON HER BUSHES AT HOME AND CAUGHT HER FIN GER DISLOCATED KNUCKLE OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
R IND FING PARTIAL AMPUTATION;LAC/56YOF CLIPPED OFF THE END OF HER FING ER USING ELECTRIC GRASS TRIMMER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT USING A *** THAT HAD BLADES INSTED OF STRING AND GRASS GOT CAUGHT IN IT TRIED TO REMOVE GRASS WITH BLADE GOING LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WAS MESSING WITH AN ELECTRICAL SHRUB TRIMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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