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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 195
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT L UPPER ARM WITH CHAINSAW, LACERATION L HUMERUS SECONDARY TO CHA IN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT LACERATED ARM WITH A CHAINSAW DX: 8 CM. ARM LACERATION, REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PATIENT RAN INTO A RUNNING CHAIN SAW CUTTING BICEP; UPPER ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SAWING LIMBS FROM TREE WITH *** CHAIN SAW AND CUT HISBRACHIAL ARTERY . |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME, IT EXPLODED. DX-1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS BOTH UPPER ARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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