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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 328
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2006:131
Year 2007:125
Year 2008:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power leaf mulchers and grinders
A TREE BRANCH SHOT OUT OF A CHIPPER SHREDDER AND STRUCK HIS WRIST DX CONTUSION L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WITH FRACTURED WRIST IN FALL OUT OF A TREE SHE WAS PRUNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT WITH SPRAINED WRIST IN FALL WHILE CUTTING A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
WRIST/ RIBS FXS-FELL FROM TREE HE WAS TRIMMING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/04/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
82 YO M LACERATION TO WRIST AND FOREARM CUTTING DOWN A LARGE BUSH IT FELL KNOCKING PT OVER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2006Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other power pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING TREE LIMB, HIT WRIST WITH LIMB DX R WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Paper products
FX L WRIST; FELL WHILE TRYING TO REACH OVER BUSHES FOR NEWSPAPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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