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Accidents - Power saws - 16-25 years old - Year 2003 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 749
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Date: 12/24/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT THUMB LAC, PT WAS USING A POWER SAW AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND CUT THUMB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC LMF W/ BOW SAW CUTTING A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT. CUT FINGER ON A SHARP *** DX: RT. MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION DX: RT. MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB LACERATION FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS FINGER WHILE USING A MITER SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT FINGER W/ ELECTRIC SAW DX; 1/2 INCH LT 5TH FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS USING A *** SAW AND HOME AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.DX-F ULL THICKNESS AVULSION LEFT 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT RIGHT RING FINGER ON A MITER SAW AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT FINGERS WITH A *** DX: MULTIPLE FINGER LACERATIONS DX: MULTIPLE FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WHILE WORKING WITH A MITER SAW, PT CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT USING SAW IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL, PIECE OF WOOD CATAPULTED IMP ALING FINGER, PT PULLED WOOD OUT; TENDON LAC., PIP JOINT DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PARTIAL AMPUTATION - USING POWER SAW PARTIAL AMPUTATION, MACERATED NAIL BED, OPEN DISTAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A CIRCULAR S AW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE LT THUMB LACERATIONS DUE TO A POWER SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
DX:LAC R INDEX FINGER. USING POWER SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
CUTTING WOOD WITH A MITER SAW AT HIS APARTMENT, FINGER HIT BY BLADE ON SAW WHEN LIFTING BLADE. DX AVULSION LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FINGER LACERATION FROM CHIP SAW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/06/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT CUT THUMB WITH ELECTRIC SAW. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT TH UMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT CUT FINGER WITH POWER SAW C/O BLEEDING DX: AMPUTATION OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws, Clothing accessories
LEFT INDEX FINGER AVULSION. PT WAS USING HIS MITRE SAW AND HIT GLOVE GO T CAUGHT IN IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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