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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 442
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Date: 12/15/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws, House repair or construction materials
DX:LEFT HAND LACERATION. PT WAS HOLDING A BOARD FOR HER HUSBAND AND THE *** SAW SLIPPED AND WENT OVER HER HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PATIENT CUT HIS HAND WITH A *** SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX-LEFT HAND LA CERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Portable circular power saws
DX:PARTIAL AMPUTATION LEFT HAND. USING *** SAW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/12/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT HAND WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
INJURED USING ***-SAW(CIRCULAR) DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PATIENT CUT HER THUMB ON A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. DX-LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
AT HOME WORKING ON PROJECT *** SAW CUT LT PALM. SUPERFICIAL LACS LT HAN D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT PUTTING WOOD THROUGH A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME SNAPPED BACK DRUG LEFT H AND THROUGH THE SAW LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
65 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND LAC. PT UNJ SELF ON *** SAW. E9201
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
TWO L HAND LAC/64YOWM CUT L HAND ON A CIRCULAR SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LACERATION HAND - VICITM AT HOME USING CIRCULAR SAW - IT KICKED BA CK AND VICTIM'S HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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