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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 717
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Date: 12/25/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Molding compounds
PT WAS WORKING WITH A MITER SAW, SAWING CROWN MOLDINGS AND HE CUT HIS HAND. DX HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
62 YO MALE CUT HAND WITH POWER SAW AVULSION LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT HAND WITH ELECTRIC SAW DX LAC HAND TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 11/19/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT HAND WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW DX: R HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
R HAND 3RD & 4TH DIGIT LAC W/ELECTRIC SAW DX: AVULSION LAC R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Ceilings and walls
MITRE SAW CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING WOOD MOLDING. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PATIENT CUT HAND WITH *** SAW. DX; OPEN FRACTURE WITH TENDON INVOLVME NT TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/09/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
"I CUT MY HAND WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW" DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT ON MITER SAW; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
59 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO HAND. PT STS HE WAS REACHING UNDER THE SLIDING DRAWER OF A MEAT SAW THAT WASN'T ON & CUT SELF ON BLADE @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
HAND LAC-CUT ON POWER SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT. CUT R HAND W/A *** SAW AT HOME. DX. LAC, FX R HAND AT THUMB. ,SMA LL ARTERIAL BLEEDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT HAND WHILE USING A MITER SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A POWER SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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