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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 355
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| WAS USING CHAIN SAW IN THE WOODS WHEN LOST BALANCE&FELL BACKWARDS HITTI NG HEAD ONTO A TREE, NOW LETHARGIC, BLURRY VIISON/H/A>>CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67YOM USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN THE CHAIN SAW KIKCED BACK ONTO HEA D SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws |
| HAD BEEN CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW FOUND WANDERING ON ROAD, REMEMBERED CUTTING A TREE. DX-INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, SKULL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHI;FACIAL CONT/29YOM AT HOME WAS ADJUSTING A CLUTCH ON A CHAIN SAW AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. IMPACT WAS BETWEEN LIP AND NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | 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 USING A CHAIN SAW CUTTING A TREE BRANCH ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN THE BRAN C CAME DOWN ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 64 Y/O M INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; SCALP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 51 Y/O & FRIEND WERE CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH CHAIN SAW PT. FELL 15-20 FT FROM TREE. DX-CHI, FX C-SPINE, FX RADIUS, DISLOCATED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | 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 AND THE CHAIN SAW OVERHE AD FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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