Accidents - Chain saws - 26-50 years old - Year 2007 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,667
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Date: 12/16/2007	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FINGER W/CHAIN SAW. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Clothing accessories
49Y/O,M,CUTTING WOOD AT HOME, CHAIN SAW CAUGHT GLOVE, R LONG FINGER LAC AND AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
43 Y/O M INJURED R PINKIE FINGER WHILE USING CHAINSAW. DX; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Manual filing or sanding tools
CUT FINGER WHILE FILING CHAIN SAW AT HOME LAST NIGHT. LEFT BEFORE TREA TMENT.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUT W/CHAINSAW. DX: COMPLEX L THUMB LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING CHAINSAW @ HOME HAD LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
CUT FINGER ON L HAND W/TABLESAW AT HOME. DX. LAC, FX L THUMB TUFT, OPE N FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH A CHAIN SAW AND CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER DX LAC TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATED LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS ON STATIC CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT FINGERS WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT HOME LACERATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT FINGER ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX; LACERATION F INGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
ACC CUT FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW @ HOME >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW AND CUT FINGERS. D: FINGER LACER ATION WITH TENDON REPAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT RECEIVED LAC TO L INDEX/MIDDLE./RING FINGERS FROM A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A CHAINSAW. DX: LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAINSAW LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIETN C/O HAND PAIN WHILE CUTTING TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW PIEC OF WOOD SLUNG BACK INTO FINGER. DX-FOREIGN BODY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX- L INDEX FINGER 2 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER SECONDARY TO CHAINSAW INJURY AT MOTHER IN LAWS HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATED L INDEX FINGER WHILE SHARPENING CHAIN ON CHAINSAW#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT (L) INDEX FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FINGER TIP WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// DISTAL FINGER TIP AVULSION LEFT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATES LEFT 3RD & 4TH FINGERS WHEN CHAINSAW KICKED BACK WHILE CUTTIN G A LOG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT CUTE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH CHAINSAW WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMB 10 FT. UP, LOST CONTROL OF SAW. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT RECEIVED LAC TO R MIDDLE FINGER ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT REPORTS CUT R INDEX FINGER W/CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX. LAC R INDEX FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN CHAIN SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK- LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT THUMB ON A CHAIN SAW LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
41 YOM WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND AMPUTATED 3 FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT WITH CHAINSAW. DX=3 CM LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION AND NAIL INJUR Y
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Alcohol
CUT FINGER ON CHAINSAW, ADMITS TO 3 BEERS TODAY/ FX LT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND IT HIT HIS HAND DX: MULTIPLE LAC OF LT 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS, OPEN FX LT 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FINGER AT HOME WITH A CHAIN SAW DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
L INDEX LAC CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT IS A GARDENER, WAS USING A CHAINSAW AND CUT HIS LEFT FOURTH FINGER. DX-LACERATION OF THE LEFT FOURTH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
RT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS PUTTING DOWN GUARD ON A CHAIN SAW AND H AND SLIPPED AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
45 YO M LACERATION TO FINGERS CUT WITH CHIAN SAW*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT HIT FINGER W/CHAIN SAW 8 DAYS AGO. DX: FX L RING FINGER W/HEALING LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
ACC CUT FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
CUT THUMB WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME,BOARD KICKED BACK AND HIT ABDOMEN NAILBED AMPUTATION LT THUMB CONTUSION ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER-CUT ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FINGERS ON A CHAIN SAW AT HOME, DX: MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN CARRYING A CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
SUST LAC TO L INDEX FINGER ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME DX COMPLEX L INDEX FINGER LAC 3 CM W DISTAL PHALANX FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT WAS USING A CHINSAW TO CUT DOWN A TREE AND CUT RIGHT THUMB AT HOME. DX-RIGHT THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN CHAIN SAW; CHAIN SAW WAS NOT RUNNING DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT INJURED FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW WHEN IT JUMPED AND HE FELL WITH SAW AND IT LANDED ON HIS HAND DEEPLY LACERATING THREE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
39 YOM HAD LAC TO L PINKY FROM CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
SLIPPED WORKING ON CHAINSAW,CUT RT 5TH FINGER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT AT HOME USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIRD A ND FOURTH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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