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Accidents - Power saws - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 350
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Date: 09/14/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT C/O RT ARM LAC. PT INCISED ARM ON METAL SAW. DX LAC FOREARM COMPLICA TED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON RUSTY ELECTRIC SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT F.ARM ON POWER SAW " LAC" LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/29/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WAS WORKING AT HOME WITH A MITER SAW; CUT LOWER ARM. LACERATION, LEFT F OREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT L FOREARM ON MILTER SAW @HOME, DX; FOREARM LACERATION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT ARM WHILE USING CHOP SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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