title: Severe chainsaw injuries.
abstract: A survey of 47 patients who sustained severe chainsaw injuries has been carried out. It shows that this machine, while an extremely useful one, is hazardous. Most of the patients were young, and over half of the injuries involved a hand. One fatality was recorded.
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000401:mortality; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000453:epidemiology; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery