Accidents - Chain saws - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,059
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Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT W/CHAIN SAW ON FARM CUTTING WOOD. DX. LAC L LEG BELOW KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW AND CUT HIMSELF. DX-LACERATION 4CM LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2002	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
42 YOM USING CHAINSAW LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
30 Y/O B/M LACERATED LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
46 YO M CUT LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW. WOUND TO PERIOSTIUM NOT TO BONE. DX R LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT. CUT L LOWER LEG W/CHAIN SAW. DX. LAC L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON NON-RUNNING CHAINSAW, ANOTHER PERSON PULLED THE SAW AND IT FLEW BACK HITTING HIS LEG. DX LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE LEG DX: CONTUSION RT LEG +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LOWER LEG WITH CHAINSAW/ LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG W HEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW WHEN CUTTING TREE GOT OFF BALANCE AND CUT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND CUT LEG. 7 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LOWER LEG WITH CHAINSAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
CUT BY CHAIN SAW LT CALF AREA 2 WKS AGO. AREA IS RED, TENDER. DX; ABR LT LOWER EXT W/ EARLY CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION LT LOWER LEG, CUT LEG ON A CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
37-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC L SHIN ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LOWER LEG WITH CHAINSAW/ LAC X 3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC LEFT LOWER LEG - CUT LOWER LEG ON A CHAIN SAW @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
CUT LOWER LEG WITH CHAINSAW/OPEN FRACTURE LACERATION LT PROXIMALTIBIA
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
LEFT LOWER LEG CELLULITIS - CUT SELF WITH A CHAIN SAW 2 WEEKS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED LEG WITH *** CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
@37YOM HIT LEG WITH CHAIN SAWDX-LAC LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAWDX: LOWER LEG LAC. / L ANKLE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH A CHAIN SAWDX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
50 Y/O M INJURED L LOW LEG WHILE USING CHAIN SAW WHILE ON LADDER AT HO ME. DX; COMPLICATED OPEN WOUND L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH A CHAIN SAWDX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT STATES WAS IN HIS YARD USING A CHAIN SAW CUTTING DOWN A TREE ,BRANCH FELL STRIKING CHAIN SAW BLADE FORCING IT INTO HIS SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT GOT CUT IN THE LEG WITH A CHAINSAW DX: LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
39-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
STARTING A CHAIN SAW. SAW KICKED BACK HITTING LEG. 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY EDEMA, INFLAMMATORY DISEASE VS EARLY CELLULITIS, 3 WKS WAS STRUCK WITH CHAIN SAW, HAS LUMP/SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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