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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
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Date: 11/15/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT THIGH WITH CIRCULAR SAW THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUT W/*** SAW. DX: R THIGH LAC 2 CM. DX: R THIGH LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT SUST LACERATION TO LEG FROM CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND IT SLIPPED GOING DOWN PT'S RT LEG. LAC TO RT UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT LEG WITH A *** SAW DX: L THIGH LAC. DX: L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
*** SAW ACCIDENT COMPLEX LAC THIGH WITH TISSUE MISSING PT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/05/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LEFT THIGH LACERATION. CUT LEG WITH CIRCULAR SAW WHILE WORKING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH ON A CIRCULAR SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LAC THIGH; CUT W/ CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PATIENT CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH WITH A *** SAW AT HOME. DX-7CM LACERATIONRI GHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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