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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 65 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 |
| PT WAS USING CHAINSAW TO CUT UP TREE LIMBS & IT BUCKED BACK. DX: R WRIST LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS IN A TREE TRIMMING OFF A BRANCH WITH A CHAIN SAW, FELL FX LT WRI ST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| DX LEFT WRIST SPRAIN: USING CHAIN SAW, OVERUSE OF WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Watches |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT UP TREE. LACERATED LT WRIST THRU METAL WATCH BAND, CAUSING 6. 5CM LAC W/FLEXORTEOND INVOLVMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| FELL, HOLDING CHAIN SAW/WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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