{"id":3574,"date":"2016-03-01T13:50:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T16:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2016-03-01T14:45:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T17:45:02","slug":"lawn-mower-injuries-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/lawn-care-2\/lawn-mower-injuries-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Half of Lawn Mower Injuries Involving Kids Require Amputation"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than half of children injured in lawn mower accidents require an amputation of some sort, according to a <\/span>study<\/span><\/a> released March 1.<\/span><\/p>

Researchers combing through data involving 199 children injured in lawn mower accidents in Pennsylvania found that 106 of those kids — or 53 percent — needed to undergo an amputation, such as removal of a finger or toe. The study was released at the 2016 meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons<\/a>. The lawn mower injuries happened between 2002 and 2013 among kids up to age 18.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWe have to find a way to stop kids from being around mowers,\u201d says Dr. Douglas Armstrong, lead author of the study and director of pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the Penn State Hershey Pediatric Bone and Joint Institute. \u201cMany parents don\u2019t realize that the blade is such a forceful, blunt instrument \u2014 even if it is hidden under the mower.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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Among other findings of the study:<\/span><\/p>