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

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Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
SKILL SAW ACCIDENT DX: LACERATION LT. 3RD & 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 52 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: Power saws
CAUGHT THUMB ON AN ELECTRIC SAW DX: LAC RT THUMB WITH OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER WITH A *** SAWDX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT THUMB ON POWER SAW THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON POWER SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 62 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: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A POWER SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 71 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: Fracture
Product: Power saws
INJ LT HAND WHILE USING A POWER SAW DX: OPEN DISTAL FX OF FINGERS 2,3,& 4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 87 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: Power saws
LAC FINGER WITH A POWER SAW DX: FINGER LAC 2CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	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: Power saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A "***"-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT MIDDLE FINGER USING SKILL SAW, TYPE NS., LACERATION SUTURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC 4TH DIGIT L HAND W/SKILLSAW DX: L RING FINGER 4 CM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	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: Power saws
57 YO MALE CUT LEFT THUMB WHILE USING POWER SAW LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
RT 5TH FINGER AMPUTATION.PT WAS USING A MEITER SAW AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT STATES HE LACERATED THUMB ON A POWER SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
85 YOM USING A *** SAW FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS USING A POWER SAW AT HOME AND INJURED HIS FINGERS. DX-OPEN FRACTURE 1ST & 2ND FINGERS LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	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: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN ELECTRIC SAW ON SOME PLASTIC AND ALUMINUM WHEN HE CAUSED A FX WITH NEAR AMPUTATION TO HIS LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SEEN FOR FINGER LAC. CUT BY A POWER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 53 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: Power saws
53 YOM CUT FINGER WITH POWER SAW LACERATION L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LACERATED FINGER ON A POWER SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
USING POWER SAW TO CUT WOOD WHEN HAND CAUGHT AND AMPUTATED 2 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT.INJ.L.5TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A BATTERY POWER SAW. DX; LAC.L. 5TH.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
77 YOMC ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS R. THUMB ON AN ELECTRIC SAW/ LACERATION TO T HUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
71 YOM CAUGHT HAND IN SAW AT HOME AMPUTATION FINGER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT CUT HIS FINGER WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME. DX-COMPLEX LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME AND LAC LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 88 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: Power saws
LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER -PATIENT DAUGHTER STATES PATIENT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON ELECTRIC SAW - HAS BEEN WORKING IN GARDEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Pipes
5TH FINGER LAC-CUT ON RE***CATING SAW-CUTTING A PIPE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT C/O LAC TO THUMB. PT CUT LFT THUMB WITH POWER SAW. DX LAC TO LFT THU MB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT AMPUTATED FINGER BY A SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A MITER SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO RIGHT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER WITH A MITER SAW DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	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: Power saws
CUT L INDEX FINGER W/TABLE SAW DX: 3CM LAC W/PARTIAL AVULSION OF TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
62 YOM CUTTING WOOD AT HOME WITH SAW INJ TO THUMB DX LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
55YOM LACERATED L INDEX FINGER ON CIRCULAR SAW. DX: LACERATION, L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER ON POWER SAW DX LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
CUT LT. INDEX FINGER W/ ELECTRIC SAW CUTTING PIECE OF WOOD DX: AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER WITH SAW 2CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 58 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: Power saws
LAC THUMB ON A POWER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
52YOM AT HOME CUT FINGER ON POWER SAW DX/2CM DEEP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 59 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: Fracture
Product: Power saws
WOOD KICKED BACK FROM SAW HITTING THUMB AND FX AND LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 55 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: Power saws
PT CUT THUMB ON CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGERS WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW DX: L INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 61 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: Power saws
DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON SKILL SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
CUT SELF WITH POWER SAW DX. FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	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: Power saws
PT. REPORTS CUTTING R HAND 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS W/SKILL SAW. DX. LA CS FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	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: Power saws
54YOWM-LACERATION LEFT THUMB-CUT THUMB ON POWER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC'S TO 3RD, 4TH FINGERS L HAND. HIT SAW BLADE W/ HAND. BLADE WAS NOT ON. DX; AVULSION LAC'S LT 3RD, 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LACERATION FINGER - 60 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB ON AN ELECTRIC SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 67 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: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT THUMB WHILE USING AN ELECTRICAL SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	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: Power saws
CUT WITH POWER SAW DX-1 CM LACERATION L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC SAW - LACERATIN INDEX FINGER
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: Power saws
CUT FINGER WITH POWER SAW DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT USING AN ELECTRIC SAW AT HOME AMPUTATED LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2003	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: Power saws
53-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A POWER SAW AT THE NEI GHBOR'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
AMPUTATION 2-5TH LEFT FINGERS USING MITRE SAW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WHILE USING AN UNSPECIFIED POWE R SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 64 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: Power saws
LT RING FINGER LAC-CUT W/ AN ELECTRIC SAW @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
RAN LEFT RING FINGER THROUGH JOINER SAWDX: AVULSION LEFT RING FINGER T IP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 51 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: Power saws
DX:LACERATION 2ND AND THIRD FINGERS. CUTTING WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW WHEN SAW KICKED BACK WHEN IT JAMMED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
CUT LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS WITH ELECTRIC SAW FRACTURE/LACERATION 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 61 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: Power saws
CUTTING SOME MOULDING WITH A MITER SAW AND CUT HIS PINKY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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