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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 500
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 83 Y/O M INJURED L THIGH WHILE USING PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. DX; L THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| WAS SAWING A BOARD WITH A CIRCLE SAW; ACCIDENT CUT RT. THIGH. LACERATIO N, RIGHT THIGH, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT "I CUT MY LEG W/A CIRCULAR SAW" PT STATES - DX LACERATION LT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 59YO HISP MALE AT HOME WENT TO PLUG IN ELECTRIC CIRCULAR SAW-IT WAS ON REACTED-ACCIDENTLY STRUCK L THIGH, DX LACERATION L ANTERIOR THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A SKILL SAW TO TRIM RAFTERS IN THE ROOF, BOUGHT DO WN ON LEG CAUSING CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGH THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS CUT W/*** SAW. DX: R THIGH LAC 6 CM. DX: R THIGH LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT THIGH W/*** SAW. DX: R THIGH LAC 6 CM. DX: R THIGH LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| INJURY TO RIGHT THIGH , CUTE WITH *** SAW. DX-ACUTE 12 CM RIGHT THIGHLA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 62 YO MALE CUT RIGHT THIGH WITH OLD BEAT-UP PORTABLE CIRCULAR POWER SAW WITH DULL BLADE/LACERATION UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS CLIMBING A TREE TO CUT BRANCHES AND WAS CUT W/CIRCULAR SAW. DX: 18 CM L THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT USING CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME WHEN LACERATED THIGH. USING IT TO CUT WOO D AND LOST CONTROL. D: 15CM THIGH INTRARTICULAR THIGH LACERATION. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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