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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 954
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SUSTAINED DEEP COMPLEX LACERATION TO THIGH WHEN HE WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW. THE SAW SLIPPED AND STRUCK PT IN THE THIGH* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LEFT THIGH LAC.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND LACERATED THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH CHAIN SAW WHICH ACCIDENTALL HIT LEG >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LAC LEG ON CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG AFTER CUTTING SELF WITH CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| THIGH LAC WITH CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LACERATION TO THIGH FROM A CHAINSAW. DX L THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LAC TO LEG - USING CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| THIGH LAC-HIT LEG W/A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREE DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT ABOVE LEFT KNEE FROM CHAIN SAW. DX-ACUTE 5 CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| RT THIGH LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND LACERATED THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING CHAIN SAW-CUT LEFT THIGH-JUST ABOVE KNEE-LEFT LAC THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LOWER THIGH LAC-HIT LEG W/A CHAINSAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG, FROM CHAIN SAW. PATIENT LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT GOT A LACERATION IN UPPER LEG FROM A CHAIN SAW. DX: 5 CM. LACERATION LEFT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK - JEANS BUT NO APRON 6 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT C/O BEING CUT BY CHAIN SAW. DX LAC LFT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LAC TO UPPER LEG, @ HOME CUTTING WOOD W/ CHAIN SAW, BRANCH HIT BACK CAU SING SAW TO REAR BACK, CUTTING MID THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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