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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 449
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PATIENT WAS USING A SAW BLADE, SLIPPED OFF WOOD WHILE CUTTING SAPPLINGS WITH SAW BLADE AND *** AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG 12CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT LAC RT LEG WHILE USING A SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT USING A SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT CUTTING TREE WITH LONG SAW AND SAW HIT LEFT LOWER LEG C/O PAIN AND B LEEDING LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2004 | Age: 62 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Saws |
| HEMATOMA LOWER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS CLEARING LOT AT HOME - TREE HUNG U P AND PATIENT TURNED WITH SAW IN HAND - HIT ON BACK OF CALF - VERY SORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT LAC RT LEG WHILE USING SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT C/O RT LEG LAC. PT CUT LEG WITH HOMEMADE SAW. DX LAC RT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| SAW BLADE LAC LEG ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN USING SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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