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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,283
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING A CHAINSAW LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT HAND ON CHAIN SAW/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 27 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: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CUT HAND ON A CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING A TREE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAINSAW, LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| STRUCK SELF WITH CHAIN SAW IN WOODS INJURING HAND. DX: LACERATION HAND , RETAINED FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT HIS HAND ON A CHAIN SAW TODAY AT HOME DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| X 2 1 CM LACERATIONS" CUT LT HAND ON ELECTRIC *** CHAINSAW, BOUNCED BAC K |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 37 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: Chain saws |
| MULTIPLE LACERATIONS LT HAND: HOLDING STUMP WHILE FRIEND WAS CUTTING WITH CHAIN SAW, STUMP ROLLED CHAIN SAW INTO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| LAC R HAND 5TH KNUCKLE; REPORTS TRIMMMING TREE WITH CHAI SAW, BRANCH CA ME DOWN & CUT HAND - WAS WEARING GLOVES @ TIME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| COMPLEX LACERATION LEFT HAND-SUS MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO LEFT HAND WHEN HE CUT IT WITH A CHAIN SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CUTTING A TREE USING CHAIN SAW, TREE FELL TRAPPING THE CHAIN SAW UNDERN EATH IT, PT CUT HAND ON THE CHAIN SAW WHILE LIFTING UP THE TREE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LACERATION HAND - 44 YOM LACERATED OWN RIGHT HAND WITH A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 35 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: Chain saws |
| LACERATION LEFT HAND-CUT WITH A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| L HAND CONTUSION: AT HOME USING *** CHAIN SAW CUTTING TREE LIMB, HAND GOT SMASHED BETWEEN TOP OF TREE AND FALLEN PART |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES WITH A CHAINSAW, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT HAND WHILE RUNNING A CHAIN SAW DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW. DX: LEFT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT HAND ON CHAIN SAW. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 42 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: Chain saws |
| LAC WEBSPACE OF HAND ON A CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LAC TO L HAND ON CHAIN SAW DX: LAC X3 TO HAND AND FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT HAND TRYING TO SHARPEN CHAINSAW LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT LACERATED HAND WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND IN CHAINSAW - PRESENTS WITH MULTIPLE JAGGED HAND LACERATIONS - TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHAIN SAW SNAPPED BACK ON R HAND, PAIN, EDEMA TO SAME. DX. FX R #5 MET ATCARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING A CHAINSAW LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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