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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 400
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT IN TREE USING CHAIN SAW, FELL OUT LANDING ON HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Ladders |
| HEAD LACERATION 3.5 CM WITH REPAIR, CUTTING TREE DOWN, ON LADDER USING CHAIN SAW, PART OF TREE FELL, STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| SCALP LACERATION,UNDIPSLACE DFX DISTAL RADIUS - FELL WHEN CUTTING LIMBS ,LANDED ON CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| DX LACERATION TO HEAD: HIT OWN HEAD WITH A CHAINSAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| SUPERFICIAL SCALP WOUND - HIT HEAD ON A RUNNING CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LIMB BEING CUT WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME, LIMB BROKE BEFORE CUT THRU FALLI NG ONTO PATIENT'S HEAD WITHOUT HARD HAT.DX; INTRACRANIAL BLEED.TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN ONE LIMB FELL ON HE R HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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