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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,088
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK SUSTAINED A COMPLEX LACERATION TO LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING TREES W/A CHAINSAW, LACS TO L FOREARM. DX. LAC L WRIST, FX R R ADIUS DISTAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| RIGHT ARM PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SHARPENING THE BLADES OF HIS CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 29 Y.O. W MALE W/FOREARM LAC. PT CUT SELF W/CHAIN SAW. E9201 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHAIN SAW ACCIDENT LG DEEP LAC LFA. OPEN FX LT ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT LACERATED L WRIST WITH CHAINSAW, ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT R FOREARM ON CHAINSAW, HIT KNOT IN WOOD SAW KICK BACK, LACERATIO N R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT R ARM ON CHAINSAW AT HOME, R ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT SELF WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT LT. FOREARM ON CHAIN SAW DX: LACERATION LT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION.PTS HUSBAND WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND PT WAS STANDING BEHIND HIM AND HE TURNED AROUND AND LACERATED PTS ARM ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT FOREARM ON CHAINSAW, LACERATION R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING TREE WITH A CHAINSAW. LIMBS FELL PUSHING ARM INTO SAW. 6 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LACERATION LEFT FOREARM-CHAINSAW "KICKED BACK" AND CUT LEFT FOREARM WHI LE CUTTING TREE LIMBS. HAS JAGGED LACERATION SLOWLY OOZING BLOOD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING A TREE LIMB WITH A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINING A LEFTFOREA RM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHAINSAWARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LAC RT FOREARM - CUT FOREARM ON A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 28 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: Chain saws |
| 28 Y/O MALE WAS AT HIS FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE CAUSED MULTIPLE LACERATION S TO HIS LT FOREARM WITH A CHAIN SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| FOREARM LACERATION - LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM WITH A CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT PALM FRONDS, LAC LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 42 Y/O M C/O LAC R- ARM - CUT WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| RT DEQUERVAIN'S TENOSYNOVITIS (FOREARM)-AFTER ALOT OF WORK W/ CHAIN SAW @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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