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Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 352
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Date: 12/28/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT. CUT L THIGH W/CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX. LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUTTING DOWN SOME TREES IN HIS YARD AT HOME WITH A CHAIN SAW AND THE SAW SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
71YOM-LACERATION RIGHT THIGH-CUT WITH CHAIN SAW-LAST WEEK-ATTEMPTED TO FIX WOUD HIMSELF-POSSIBLE INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATED WOUND L THIGH,ABRASION L ELBOW AND L HAND - TREE FELL ON HIM WHEN CUTTING IT DOWN WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE UPPER LEG FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW WHILE CLEARING BRUSH LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC LEFT THIGH, PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND INJURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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