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Accidents - Hand saws - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 648
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:259Hand:175
Elbow:94Upper Trunk:71
Lower Arm:47

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/29/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS CUT WHILE USING HAND SAW. DX: L INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT. HAS LAC TO R FA FROM HANDSAW BLADE. DX. LAC. R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hand saws
CUTTING LIMBS WITH BOW SAW AT HOME, LIMB SPRAIN OUT HITTING RIBS. DX: FRACTURE RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
64 YO M CUT HAND ON HAND SAW LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS SAWING A LIMB AND CUT HIS FINGER/ LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
62 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING HANDSAW AT HOME. DX; LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2004Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hand saws
PT CUTTING DOWN A PALM TREE YESTERDAY WITH A HAND SAW TODAY SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW STRAINED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
64 YR OLD MALE CUT HAND WITH HAND SAW LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PATIENT CUT HAND WITH HAND SAW. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO 1ST FINGER, L EFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Wood paneling and particleboard
PLYWOOD KICKED BACK AND PT'S HAND WAS THROWN INTO HAND SAW. DX: COMPLEX L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 2 CM, L THUMB LAC .5 CM, L INDEX LAC.5
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hand saws
CUT FINGER WITH A HAND SAW DX: L INDEX FINGER OPEN FX. / LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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