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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 455
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Date: 10/17/2009Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUT W/*** SAW. DX: R THIGH COMPLEX LAC 12 CM. DX: R THIGH COMPLEX LAC 12 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2009Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WHILE USING A *** SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
47YOM, CONTUSION THIGH , THISHG LAC ON CIRCULAR SAW, THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT LEG ON A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT THIGH WITH *** SAW. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
SLIGHTLY INTOXICATED PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THIGH FROM CIRCULAR SAW NO DETAILS. HAD 12-20 BEERS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. D:20CM THIGH LAC. TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/13/2009Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT LAC LT THIGH FROM A CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2009Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
WORKING ON HIS DECK WITH A CIRCULAR SAW THAT HE ACC DROPPED ONTO THIGH& BOUNCED HITTING ABDOMEN, BIBA AS MTR>>THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2009Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
SAFETY ON *** SAW DIDN'T CLOSE AND SAW SLIPPED CUTTING PT'S THIGH. DX: R LEG LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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