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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,621
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Saws |
| PT WAS USING A SAW AT HOME AND GOT A PC OF METAL IN EYE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| 21 YO F CUT FINGER ON SAW. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| 19 YO M SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT THUMB WHEN CHANGING A SAW BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Saws |
| 25YOM WAS SAWING DOWN A TREE TWO DAYS AGO AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Saws |
| 21 YOM, CUTTING WOOD WITH SAW, FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PATIENT CUT THUMB ON A SAW OR SHEET METAL IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL; THUM B LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Saws |
| PT WAS SAWING COPPER WHEN A FLECK WENT INTO EYE. DX: FB L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws, Other toys |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A SAW WHILE MAKING A DOLLHOUSE AT HOME, LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| CAUGHT HAND IN A SAW AT HOME. LAC LEFT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Saws |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - 23 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT EYE PAIN - STATE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A SAW WHEN PIECE LODGED IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| ACC CUT WRIST&FORAERM ONTO A SAW, ?MECH, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| 24YO WAS USING A SAW AND ACCIDENTLY CUT A CHUNK OUT OF ARM DX RT LOWER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT WAS USING A SAW AND STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| CUT FINGER ON SAW. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Saws |
| HIT BY A BOARD THAT CAME OUT OF A SAW & STRUCK CHEST DX ABRASION LAC CHEST WALL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A SAW, LACERATED LT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON NEW SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT CUT FOOT ON A SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Saws |
| PT DROPPED A SAW BLADE ON LT GREAT TOE DX: LT GREAT TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| CUT TO FINGER ON BLADE OF SAW DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Saws |
| PATIENT WAS SAWING WOOD THINKS A PIECE OF IT LODGED IN HIS THROAT. DX-FOREIGN BODY THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A SAW AT HOME 8 HOURS AGO, HAS TEARING & FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN RT EYE. DX - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Saws, Tables |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION/FB IN EYE: P/W WYW PN IN L EYE THINS HAS PIECE OF WOOD IN EYE AFTER US'G SAW TO A TABLE TOP BUILD'G SOMETHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| CUT THUMB WITH SAW. DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Saws |
| PT HAS A FB IN EYE - HAPPENED WHEN USING A SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws, Stairs or steps |
| 20YOM UNDERNEATH STEPS ATTEMPTING TO USE A SAW MOVEMENT JERKED SAW BACK STRIKING RT LITTLE FINGER;FINGER LACERATION,1-CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT CUT HAND ON A SAW AT AUNTS HOUSE DX// LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Saws |
| PT CUTTING WOOD WITH SAW GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE AT HOME FOREIGN BODY LT EYE WITH PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT CUT HAND W/ SAW DX;; (R) HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| ACC CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH ?HOLE SAW >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LAC TO FOOT WHEN USING A SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT PRESENT TO ER STATES GETTING FINGER CAUGHT IN SAW INJURING RT 2ND D IGIT FINGER- DX: LACERATION RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| DX LAC OF L MIDDLE FINGER, 4CM, SIMPLE REPAIR: L HAND 2ND DIGIT CUT W/ SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT WEAS USING A METAL BLADED SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LACERATION TO LEFT 3RD FINGER FROM SAW DX #3 FINGER LACERATION *********** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Saws |
| PIECE OF WOOD IN R EYE WHILE USING SAW DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Saws |
| EYE FB-DEBRIS WHILE SAWING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PRESENTS WITH FINGER BLEEDING S/P SUSTAINED CUT WHILE SAWING WOOD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| DX SUPERFICIAL HAND LAC: LAC TO THE BACK OF R HAND WITH A SAW W CUT'G STOP SIGN POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| C/O FINGER BLEEDING AFTER ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING FINGER ON A SAW VERSUS F ALLEN SAW LAST NIGHT>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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