Accidents - Chain saws - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,908
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Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT THIGH WITH CHAINSAW/ LAC R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
36 YOM PT CUT THIGH WITH A CHAIN SAW. L THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT L THIGH AREA WITH CHAINSAW DX LAC L THIGH *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT FELL WHILE USING CHAIN SAW WHICH HIT THIGH. DX: L THIGH LAC 14 CM, CHEST WALL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
WAS STARLTED & JERKED WHILE USING CHAINSAW TO CUT DOWN TREES & STRUCK R THIGH W/CHAINSAW DX LAC R THIGH *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
38 YOF PT CUT L UPPER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW, LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT THIGH WITH CHAIN SAW. NOT SURE HOW. LAC X2 L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS AT HOME USING A CHAIN SAW, LACERATED LT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
HOLDING A LIMB IN ONE HAND AND CUTTING WITH CHAINSAW IN THE OTHER HAND, CUT UPPER LEG IN WOODS. DX: LACERATION UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT THIGH WITH CHAIN SAW. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION THIGH - 34 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH INJURY TO LEFT INNER THIGH - CUT WITH A CHAIN SAW THAT WAS NOT RUNNING - 2.0 CM LONGITUDINAL CUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING CHAINSAW @ HOME AND CUT (L) THIGH ACCIDENTALLY DX;# LAC (L) THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE SAW BUCKED ON A PIE CE OF WOOD LACERATING THIGH. DX- LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW INJURED LEG LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE UPPER LEG BY A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAIN SAW&ACC CUT HIS LT THIGH, ?MECH, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUTTING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW AND IT KICKED BACK STRUCK IN THE THI GH LACERATION UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
THIGH LAC-HIT LEG W/A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG, NEAR THE KNEE - CUT WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
THIGH INJURY FROM CHAIN SAW. DX-ACUTE LEFT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT RIGHT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS AT HOME USING A CHAIN SAW, LACERATED LT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
OUT CUTTING WOOD IN BLM LAND, CHAIN SAW SLIPPED AND CUT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT HAD CHAINSAW ACCIDENT TO (R) KNEE DX;; (R) THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT LEG WHILE USING A CHAINSAW AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT ACCID NICKED THIGH W/CHAINSAW. DX: L THIGH LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LT UPPER LEG LAC.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND BOUNCED BACK AND CUT UPPE R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO TRIM A TREE; ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED INJURY TO THIGH. LACERATION, RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT THIGH W/CHAINSAW. DX: L THIGH LAC 15 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT HAD A CHAIN SAW GOING AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER A TREE BRANCH WHILE H OLDING THE CHAIN SAW AND STRUCK THIGH LACERATION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING CHAIN SAW IN THE WOODS AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT THIGH, RE CEIVED LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
A 4 CM LACERATION L ANTERIOR THIGH, REPAIRED: USING CHAIN SAW, CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK, CUT LEG, MIDDLE L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
THIGH LAC-CUTTING TREE LIMBS WHEN CHAIN SAW HIT LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CARRYING A CHAINSAW YESTERDAY, WHEN PT SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL, NOT SURE HOW LANDED, HAS PAIN IN UPPER LEG. DX: FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
45YOM WAS HELPING A FRIEND CUT DOWN A WOODEN STUMP WITH CHAIN SAW, SAW JUMPED BACK CUTTING LT UPPER LEG;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH AFTER ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING SELF WITH C HAIN SAW. DX LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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