Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 0-5 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS "HELPING" DADDY CHOP WOOD, AND PICKED UP AN AXE AND IT FELL ON HIS FINGER. DX; AVULSION (NO FRACTURE) TO R LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
2 Y/O F INJURED L RING FINGER WHEN GRABBED AX AT HOME. DX; PARTIAL AMPUTATION L RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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