Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Finger

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Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 69 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 WITH CHAINSAW DX LACERATION LEFT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 51 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 WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 61 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, Manual filing or sanding tools
PT SHARPENING BLADE ON CHAIN SAW WHEN FILE SLIPPED. CUT FINGER. D: INDE X FINGER 1CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 63 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
63YOM-LACERATION LEFT THUMB-CUT AT HOME ON CHAIN SAW-1/2 HOUR AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 53 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
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB WHE N USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 70 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
DX RIGHT 2ND ADN 3RD DIGIT LACERATIONS: CUT FINGERS ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 56 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 RIGHT THIRD FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
SHARPENING CHAINSAW, FINGER SLIPPED CATCHING KNUCKLE ON SAW/ LAC RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION FINGER - 65 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FI NGER WHEN IT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN A TREE LIMB AND A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT FINGERS WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX. DEEP LACERATION WITH BONE INJURY L DI STAL INDEX FINGER, LACERATION OF L RING AND MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 55 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
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 57 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 RT.THUMB.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER.DUE TO WOUND RT.HAND THUMB AND LOWER LT.LEG,WITH CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER FROM CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW, BRANCH WAS FLIMSY, SAW JUMPED AND HIT PT'S THUMB. DX. LAC TO R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 59 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
59 YOWM LACERATED FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW. DX. LACERATION R RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 65 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 LAC LT THUMB WITH A CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 69 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 58 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
58 YO MALE CUT LEFT THUMB WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 55 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
DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: INJURED FINGER ON CHAINSAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 51 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, USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 57 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
57 YOM CUT USING A CHAINSAW LAC FINGER COMPLICATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, House repair or construction materials
CUT FINGER ON CHAIN SAW AT NEW HOME HE WAS BUILDING. DX: LACERATION FI NGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 62 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 HOLDING A PIECE OF WOOD, SON WAS USING A CHAINSAW, CUT PT'S FINGERS - LACERATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 51 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
51 YO M WORKING W/CHAIN SAW CUT FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 71 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 WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 57 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
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
CHAINSAW INJURY TO R HAND. DX. AMPUTATION R MIDDLE FINGER, LAC R MIDDL E FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 75 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 ON CHAIN SAW-LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 54 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
LAC TO L LITTLE FINGER ON CHAIN SAW. DX; 3 CM LAC L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUT SHARPENING CHAINSAW 2 WK AGO. DX: R INDEX INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC 4TH, 5TH DIGITS ON LT HAND. CUT W/ CHAIN SAW. DX; TOTAL 6 CM LAC LT 4TH & 5TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 71 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 HIS FINGER FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 52 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 WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 67 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 A CHAIN SAW CUTTING DOWN A TREE DX: L THUMB & INDEX FINGERS LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 58 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 WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 60 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 LACERATED L HAND ON CHAINSAW WHILE SHARPENING, L INDEX FINGER LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 52 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
52YOM-LACERATION LEFT 4TH FINGER-CUT AT HOME WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTI NG WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 79 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 WITH CHAIN SAW DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 69 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 A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT 4TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 51 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
DX LEFT 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS LACERATION: CUT FINGERS ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
RT THUMB FX-HIT THUMB W/A CHAIN SAW-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 64 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 L RING FINGER W/CHAIN SAW WHEN SAW SICKED BACK WHILE OTHER PERSON USING SAW. DX. LAC W/TENDON LAC L 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 54 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
LAC/ABRAS R RING FINGER; CHAINSAW SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO L 3RD FINGER W/CHAIN SAW NEAR JOINT. DX. LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
SIGNIFICANT OTHER DROPPED CHAIN SAW ONTO (L) LONG FINGER. DX: SOFT TISSUE AVULSION (L) LONG FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
56 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; SKIN LAC R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 82 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 A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 66 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/CHAIN SAW. DX: LAC L INDEX 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 63 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: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAINSAW AND AMPUTATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 55 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 A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB AND I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 67 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 A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW CAME BACK AND CUT FINGER, L PINKY FINGER. DX. LAC FX L 5TH F INGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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