Accidents - Chain saws - 26-50 years old - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,501
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Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 29 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT LEG WITH CHAINSAW WHILE CUTTING DOWN TREE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 44 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
LOWER LEG LAC-CHAIN SAW BOUNCED OFF A TREE HITTING LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	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 WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME LACERATION LEFT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	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
PT. CUT L LEG W/A CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX. LAC L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2006	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
PT CUT LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME, DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 33 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: 09/25/2006	Age: 46 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 RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHEN CUT LEG WITH CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	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
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 49 YOM LACERATED SELF ON LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A C HAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 32 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, Tool sheds
9 CM L LOWER LEG LACERATION: CUTTING SOME TREE LIMBS OFF TOOL SHED AT HOME, KICKED LOG, LOST BALANCE, CHAIN SAW HIT L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	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
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT SHIN WITH CHAIN SAW. D SHIN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	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, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT R LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREES, DX; LOWER LEG LACERATION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 29 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT WAS CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW & CUT LT LOWER LEG. DX - LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2006	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
PT CUT LEG W/NON RUNNING CHAIN SAW. DX: 3 CM L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 49 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
LAC L LOWER LEG/49YOM STS NICKED BY CHAINSAW AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	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
USING CHAIN SAW 9 CM LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	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
8 CM LACERATION RLE REPAIRED: CUT ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN CHAIN SAW "KICKED BACK"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUT W/CHAIN SAW. DX: R LEG LAC 10 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 47 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
47 Y/O W/M CUT LOWER LEG ON CHAINSAW WHILE HELPING A FRIEND CUT DOWN A TREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 41 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
41 YOM LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 27 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
LEFT LEG LAC, PT WAS CUTTING BRANCHES WITH A CHAIN SAW AND CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 34 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
34 YO USING CHAIN SAW IT KICKED BACK INJURED LEG LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 49 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 AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 50 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
L LOWER LEG LAC/50YOM LAC L LOWER LEG ON CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 40 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 CHAIN SAW DX LLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 37 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 INJ. PT INJURED LEG WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT TREE S TUMP. SAW KICKED BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/03/2006	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
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 46 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 CHAINSAW. DX-L LOWER LEG 4 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 36 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
PT CUTTING FIREWOOD (PRODUCT CODE?) W CHAIN SAW, SAW KICKED BACK & HIT HIM IN SHIN. SEVERE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	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
30 Y/O M INJURED L LOWER LEG WHILE USING CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 40 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
40 YOM LACERATES LOWER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 26 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
PT USING A CHAIN SAW, LAC RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW MULTIPLE LACS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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