Accidents - Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,517
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	149
Year 2000:	53
Year 2001:	227
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	146
Year 2004:	155
Year 2005:	41
Year 2006:	229
Year 2007:	255
Year 2008:	102
Year 2009:	53
Year 2010:	87

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
54YOM, DEV. RASH TO ARM WHILE *** IN YARD>>DERMATITIS >>DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
74YOM INJURED LT ARM WITH FOXTAIL WHILE *** HIS LAWNDX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT *** & PEICE OF EQUIPMENT FELL ONTO (R) ARM DX;* (R) FOREARM LAC RM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CUT MULTIPLE PLACES ON LEFT FOREARM BY ELECTIRC ***, ACCIDENTALLYCAME O N. DX-LAC LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
USING ***, STRING HIT ARM. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RADIUS FX-FELL WHILE USING ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
SPR ARM USING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT AT HOME TRYING TO START LAWN TRIMMER FELL BACK INJ L ARM/ DX 4IN LAC L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RASH LT FOREARM AFTER USING *** NEAR WOODS 2 DAYS AGO DERMATITIS CH DERMATITIS CH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
DX 1.5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM: INJURED WITH GAS TRIMMER AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT RECEIVED SMALL LACERATION TO LOWER ARM WHEN USING *** AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
CONTACT DERMATITIS: *** 3-4 DAYS AGO, RED RASH ON L ARM/HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS USING A GAS EDGER AND LACERATED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
TINEA CORPORIS - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH RASH ON ARMS - WAS *** AT HOME R ECENTLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered, Stairs or steps
LOST BALANCE WHILE USING *** - FELL ON STAIRS MINOR CONTUSION FOREARM & LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT HIT WITH WEED TRIMMER; LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
C/O L ARM PAIN WHILE WEED-EATING. DX. FX L RADIUS PROXIMAL, CONT L WRI ST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT WORKING IN YARD AND CUT FOREAREM WITH ***. D: ABRASIONS, FOREARM. EARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
52 YOM USING *** PUNCTURE FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
AT HOME EDGING HER LAWN AND FX DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
L WRIST PAIN. TRIMMING OUTSIDE IN YARD, STEPPED BACK AND FELL LANDING O N L WRIST. DX: FX L DISTAL RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/15/2001	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2001	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2000	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2000	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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