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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT UPPER (L) ARM WITH A CHAIN SAW DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHAINSAW KICKED BACK WHILE CUTTING TREE COMPLEX LACERATION UPPER ARM / FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YMC USING CHAINSAW AND CUT UPPER ARM/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT HAS HAD PX SINCE USING CHAIN SAW 1 WK AGO. DX: BICEPS TENDONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| FELT A POP IN BICEP WHILE USING CHAINSAW/ RT BICEP TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| LEFT ARM INJURY FROM CHAIN SAW, BACK OF ARM ABOVE ELBOW. DX-ACUTE 6 CM ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Chain saws, Gasoline |
| PT BURN TO UPPER ARM. PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN IT BLEW UP BLOWING GASOLINE ON PT CATCHING CLOTHES ON FIRE. FD NOT RECORDED AT SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK AND HIT PT. DX: L UPPER ARM LAC 15 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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