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Accidents - Power saws - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:372

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/02/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH POWER SAW. DX: 7 CM LACERATION UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
RT, KNEE CUT W/ ELECTRIC SAW DX: LACERATION DISTAL RT. UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT CUT BY *** SAW AT HOME. DX: 4 INCH LACERATION TO UPPER LEG. DX: 4 INCH LACERATION TO UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT.C/O CUT TO LT.THIGH SUSTAIN WHILE USING ELECTRICAL SAW. DX- LACERATION LT.THIGH 4CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT THIGH ON CEMENT SAW LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
THIGH LACERATION - CUT TO RIGHT THIGH FROM AN ELECTRIC SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LACERATED RT THIGH WITH A *** SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD STRONG ETOHODOR DX COMPLEX LEG LAC 1.5 CM 2 LAYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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