Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,254
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Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
76 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX; L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
56 Y/O C/O HAND PAIN FELL WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH CHAIN SAW. DX-CONTUSION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUTTING A FICU TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FELL ON CHAIN SAW HANDLE, LACERATING L HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LAC RT HAND WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
62YO WHITE MALE STS TRIMMING TREES W/ CHAIN SAW-SAW CAUGHT LEAF-BOUNCED BACK-CUT L HAND,DX HAND LACERATION, NO FINGER INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE SMASHED HAND WITH A CHAINSAW WHILE TRIMMING/ DX LAC AND HEMATOMA L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING BUSHES @ HOME W CHAIN SAW STRUCK LFT HAND DX 9 CM LACERATION TO LFT HAND**
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
RT HAND CONTUSION: WHILE CUTTING UP A TREE, *** CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK, TWISTING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW-LA C RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUT W/CHAINSAW. DX: L HAND LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT TO THE HAND WITH CHAIN SAW DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FELL ON CHAINSAWAND LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT HAND LAC, PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK CUTTING HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT RIGHT HAND WITH A CHAINSAW ACCIDENTALLY. DX-LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND ON A CHAIN SAW AT HOME ..LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW ACCIDENT WITH LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO HAND, EXSTENOR TENDON, USING CHAIN SAW TO TRIM BRANCHES , SAW CAME DOWN ON HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
53 YO MALE CUT LEFT HAND CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CRANKING CHAIN SAW AND HAND HIT PIECE OF TIN CUTTING IT LACERATION HAND #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
55 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; OPEN FX L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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