Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,599
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Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT REPORTS CUT ON LEG FROM CHAIN SAW RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LOWER LEG ON CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN TREE WHEN SAW FLIPPED AND CUT LOWER LEG. D: LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
84 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO LEG. PT WAS CUTTING SOME WOOD W/A CHAIN SAW @ H OME & CUT SELF. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LOWER LEG ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
MUSCULAR PAIN LT LEG, CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW, STOOD UP, PULLED MUSCLE IN CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
WOUND LT.LEG.PT.REFERS WOUND WITH CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 51 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
51 YOM USING CHAINSAW LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LEFT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW LACERATION TO CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT. PRESENTS W/L LOWER LEG LAC FROM CHAINSAW. DX. LAC L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING CHAIN SAW AND DROPPED IT LANDED ON HIS SHIN LACERATION RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NON-RUNNING CHAIN SAW. DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT W/A CHAISAW AT HOME. DX. LAC L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Chain saws
PT USING CHAINSAW AND LOG KICKED BACK INTO LEG, HEMATOMA L LOWER LEG CE LLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 57 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
57 Y.O. W MALE W/LEG LAC. PT CUT SELF W/CHAIN SAW. E9201
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE CUT HIS LOWER RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 58 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: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
PT STRUCK LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW. D: TISSUE AVULSION, LEG. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 55 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT LWR LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT WITH CHAIN SAW; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 58 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
58 YO M CUT LEG WITH CHAINSAW. DX L SHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 69 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT LWR LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 67 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
PATIENT CUT BY A CHAIN SAW. DX: 1 1/2 INCH LACERATION TO LOWER LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT L LOWER LEG WITH CHAINSAW, LACERATION L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 52 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
LT SHIN LAC-CUT ON A CHAIN SAW-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAINSAW AND CUT RIGHT SHIN AND LEFT PINKIE DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK HITTING LEG. CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT.INJ.LOWER L. LEG AT HOME WHEN USING A ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW & SLIPPED, CUT LEG. DX; 16CM. LAC. L.LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
59 YOM WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO SAW WOOD THE WOOD KICKED BACK HITTING T HE CHAINSAW CAUSING SAW TO KICK BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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