Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,108
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Date: 12/30/2006	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
CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW DX L LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW CUT TO LLE ON MONDAY. INFECTION W/WHITE DRAINAGE. DX. SOFT TISSUE INFECTION CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws
BURNED LOWER LEG USING A GAS POWERED SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 73 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
73 YOM CUTTING WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 53 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
PT CUT LEG WHILE CUTTING UP TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2006	Age: 57 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
57 YOM WAS WORKING WITH A CHAINSAW AT HOME WHEN HE DROPPED IT ON HIS LO WER LEFT LEG SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 54 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: Chain saws
LACERATED LEG WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 62 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 WITH CHAINSAW/ LAC RT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 65 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
SHIN LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	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 LOWER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	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
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 63 YOM LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING UP A FALLEN TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	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
CALF LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	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 C/O CUT ON LEG.PT CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW. DX LAC LFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 66 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: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
OPEN FX TIBIA 2ND TO CHAIN SAW: USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT WOOD FOR PERSONAL USE, CHAIN SAW SLIPPED, STRIKING RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 55 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
LAC L LEG; WAS TRIMMING BRANCHES & ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 79 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
79YMC CHAINSAW FLIPPED BACKWARDS CAUSING MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO LOWER LEG/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	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 A CHAINSAW AND CUT HIS LOWER LEG DIAGNOSIS; LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 67 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
AT HOME CUTTING DOWN SOME TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW AND LACERATED LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 68 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
PATIENT CUT BY CHAINSAW TO LEFT SHIN, DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT SHI N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2006	Age: 51 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 SELF WITH CHAIN SAW/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 54 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
54 YO INJURED LEG ON CHAIN SAW LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LOWER LEG FROM A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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