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Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,156
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2006:150
Year 2007:557
Year 2008:448

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/14/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other manual workshop tools
PT WITH LAC TO FACE FROM CROWBAR WHILE PULLING UP ROOTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT.INJ.FOREHEAD AT HOME WHEN CUTTING TREE LIMBS & LIMB FLIPPED UP & HIT FACE. DX; FOREHEAD LAC.1.5 CM./LIP LAC.1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
EYES SWELLED AFTER TRIMMING BUSHES. DX CONJUNCTIVITIS R/L EYE ALLERGIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PT STATES HE WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY A FALLING LIMB & THEN FELL APPROX 6F T FROM A LADDER DX:2.5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT EYELID SUTURES PLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rotary power lawn mowers
CUT FACE ON ROSE BUSHES WHILE MOWING LAWN AT HOME. LACERTION OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
SON-IN-LAW CUTTING TREE, IT FELL HIT PT IN FACE. DX NASAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT CUTTING TREE DOWN, TREE FELL & BOUNCED BACK STRIKING PT IN FACE AND CHEST. LACERATION OF FOREHEAD, CONTUSIONS TO FACE, CHEST, ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/14/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
CUTTING TREE & LIMB HIT FACE DX MULTIPLE FACIAL FXS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING TREE BRANCH, HIT FACE DX FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise
H/O KNEE REPLACEMENT,KNEE GAVE OUT&FELL VS FELL WHILE JOGGING HITTING E YEBROW ONTO TREE BRANCH >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING BRANCH FROM TREE, BRANCH STRUCK PT IN FACE -- LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING TREES, BRANCH HIT FACE DX NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
CUTTING TREE DOWN IN YARD AT HOME, BRANCH FELL HIT FACE. DX NASAL FRACT URE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/18/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING ROSE BUSH AND TIP CAME BACK AND HIT HER IN THE EYE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND NEAR EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2007Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Paper products
C/O PT STATES TRIPPED OVER A TREE STUMP READING A NEWSPAPER DX FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT CUTTING DOWN A TREE AT HOME AND A BRANCH HIT PT IN THE FACEDX// FACI AL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
58 YOM CUTTING TREE, TREE STRUCK HIM ON NOSE - LAC TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
PATIENT WENT UNDER TREE LIMB WHILE MOWING ANOTHER BRANCH STRUCK HER UNDER THE CHEEK. DX-CHEEK LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
C/O PT STATES WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AND A BRANCH FELL CUTTINGCHIN DX CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TREES LAST WEEK, THE NEXT DAY NOTICED A BUMP ON HIS FOREHEAD WHICH HAS GOTTEN WORSE. DX-FACIAL ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT LAC LT SIDE OF FOREHEAD WHILE CUTTING A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Electric Christmas decorations
PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FELL OVER BUSH AND FELL ON FACE DX// NASAL BONE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2006Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
FACE, HAND, & KNEE CTS-FELL OVER SHRUBS SHE WAS PRUNING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Sleeping bags
PATIENT STATES HE TRIPPED & FELL INTO BUSHES WHILE TRYING TO GET HIS SLEEPING BACK SUSTAINING A CUT UNDERNEATH HIS LT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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