Accidents - Chain saws - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 850
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Knee:	342	Upper Leg:	139
Lower Leg:	98	Lower Arm:	86
Finger:	69	Toe:	69
Hand:	22	Wrist:	16
Face:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC L LOWER LEG WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 10 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
10 YOWM INJURED ARM ON A TURNED OFF CHAINSAW. DX. LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION WRIST - 10 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT WRIST ON A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 15 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 LEG WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREE DX LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAINSAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. DX FACE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 12 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 CUTTING BRUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW AND IT SLIPPED BACK CUTTING HIS THIGH-----------DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 14 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 CHAIN SAW DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
10 YOM CUT ON CHAIN SAW LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT CUT HIS KNEE WITH A CHAIN SAW ACCIDENTALLY, DX-LACERATION KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW TRANSFERRED TO *** OPEN FRACTURES LEFT 3RD -5TH FINGER S
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
CONTUSED LEG WHEN FELL OFF STUMP THAT DAD WAS SAWING WITH A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG ON CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
WALING HIT TOE ON A NEW CHAIN SAW BLADE LACERATION LEFT 2ND TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT KNEE WITH CHAIN SAW IN MOUNTAINS. DX; LACERATION KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION KNEE - VICTIM PRESENTS WITH 1 1/2" LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE F ROM CHAINSAW KICKBACK AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
AT HOME DAD WAS CUTTING WITH A CHAIN SAW DAD ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED AND CUT PT KNEE. DX KNEE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 15 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 ON CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
14 Y/O M INJURED L KNEE WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; LAC L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT. CUT R LEG WHEN FELL AGIANST CHAIN SAW. DX. LAC R LEG AT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 8 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 LT HAND W/ CHAIN SAW. FELL ON SLOWLY RUNNING CHAIN SAW- EXTENDED HAND TO BREAK FALL. DX; CHAIN SAW LAC'S LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC L KNEE WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT KNEE WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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