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Accidents - Other power saws - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 739
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:451Upper Leg:83
Head:68Hand:68
Knee:67

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/15/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power saws
15 MIN PTA, PT LAC LT HAND ON MITER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power saws
19 YO CUT L RING FINGER WITH MITER SAW. DX COMPOUND FRACTURE FRACTURE L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/12/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other power saws
PT. CUT FINGER ON MITRE SAW LAST NIGHT. DX. SKIN AVULSION L INDEX FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other power saws
PT. WAS USING MITER SAW AT SCHOOL AND SAW KICKKED PIECE OF WOOD OUT AND WOOD STRUCK THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power saws, House repair or construction materials
CUT RT. KNEE ON POWER SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD BOARD DX: LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Other power saws
PT USING A POWERED CHOP SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO RIGHT INDE X FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power saws
PT USING AN ELECTRIC MITRE BOX SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power saws
CUT LEG WITH *** SAW LAC RT THIGH LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power saws
CUT WHILE USING "SLING" SAW. DX: FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power saws
DX LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER: CUT WITH *** SAW IN CRAFT CLASS AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Other power saws
CUT FINGER W/*** SAW. DX: PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/01/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power saws
CUT BY *** SAW; EXTENSIVE LAC TENDON W/ FX RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Other power saws
USING SAW TO CUT TREE HIT IN HEAD BY TREE DX HEMATOMA TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other power saws
PATIENT CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A *** SAW. DX-OPEN FRACTURE DISTAL PHALANX LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other power saws
*** SAW KICKED BACK LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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