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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT STANDING UNDER PALM TREEAT HOME,CHAINSAW FELL 15FT FROM TREE,HIT PT HEAD,+LOC,C/O TIRED,HARD TO MOVE NECK,HEADACHE,DX MILD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| 57 Y/O M INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHILE USING CHAINSAW TO CUT TREE LIMB, LI MB SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM AT HOME. DX; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING A CHAINSAW KICKED BACK LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Chain saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS GETTING CHAINSAW OFF OF A SHELF WHEN IT FELL STRIKING PT ON TOP OF HEAD DX: HEMATOMA TO HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW AND LIMB STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY/CLA VICLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY CHAIN SAW FELL ON HEAD IN *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws, Ladders |
| CHI. PT WAS UP ON A LADDER TRIMMING LIMBS WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN LADDER SLIPPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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