Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,720
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	78
16-25 years old:	175
26-50 years old:	881
50+ years old:	585

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 15 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: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW;DX LACERATED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO R FA FROM A CHAINSAW AT HOME, ETOH. DX. LAC R FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 35 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: Chain saws
HAD A HEAVY LINE FALL AND CAUGHT WRIST AGAINST CHAIN SAW THAT WAS TURNE D OFF. DX; CONTUSION WRIST, POSSIBLE INJURY TO RADIUS. AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
57 YOF LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM ON A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 24 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: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Stepladders
RADIUS FX-UPPER ARM LAC-ON A 4 STEPLADDER USING A CHAIN SAW CUTTING TRE E LIMBS-LIMB KICKED BACK & PT FELL OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS USING A CHAINSAW AND INJURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING TREES IN HIS YARD WITH A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT CUT FOREARM AT HOME. DX; 8 X 6 CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM CUT ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING CHAIN SAW- CUT THROUGH BRANCH-CUT ARN DX; RIGHT FOREARM LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 86 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: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED FOREARM AGAINST A CHAIN SAW, +BLEEDING >> LAC/SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUT FOREARM ON CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREES AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT TO FOREARM USING CHAINSAW. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 48 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: Chain saws
PT CUT FOREARM WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAINSAW KICKED AND CUT FOREARM. DX POWER SAW INJURY R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 59 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: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
LAC. FOREARM: USING 2005 STEEL CHAINSAW AT HOME CUTTING TREES, REACHED ACROSS L ARM, CHAINSAW KICKED BACK, CUTTING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 49 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: Chain saws, Motor vehicles or parts
PATIENT HURT WHEN CHAIN SAW FELL OUT OF TRUCK ONTO ARM AT HOME DX: LACERATION RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
58YOM WAS HOME USING A CHAIN SAW AROUND 5PM,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK FOREARM; FOREARM LACERATION,RIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT ON CHAINSAW WHILE CLEANING IT 4 CM FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS HELPING DAD CUT DOWN TREE & WAS PUSHING ON TREE WHEN CHAINSAW CAUGHT HIS ARM. DX: R FOREARM LAC 7.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FOREARM ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT ARM WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION LOWER ARM #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 42 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: Chain saws
42 YO USING CHAINSAW KICKBACK CAUSING INJURY TO ARM LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 69 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: Chain saws
PT CUT ARM WITH CHAIN SAW/LAC LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 66 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: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CHAINSAWING TREES AND TREE LIMB FELL AND HIT R FA DX; R FA CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 41 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: Foreign Body
Product: Chain saws
DX RETAINED FB (REMOVED): TX IN FEBRUARY--XR DONE, NEG FOR FB, BUT US DONE YTDY REVEALED SMALL FB (PIECE OF TREE BRANCH) FROM CHAIN SAW ACC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FOREARM WITH A CHAINSAW DX: FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION TO FOREARM , LOST CONTROL OF CHAIN SAW LACERATION FOREARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND INJURED FOREARM DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATED LOWER ARM WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO ARM WHEN USINGA CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT C/O CUT FOREARM WITH CHAINSAW. DX LAC RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUT BY ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES. DX: R ARM SMALL LACS X3.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING TREE W/CHAIN SAW AND TREE SPLIT HITTING HIM. DX: R ULNA FX, L WRIST ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME HAD LAC TO R LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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