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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,095
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| L HAND LAC/31YOM CUT L HAND WITH AN AXE APPROX 5 MIN AGO. WAS CUTTING CHICKENS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION TO HAND 14 YO WM HURT HAND ON AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT IN (L) HAND W/AXE. C/O PAIN @ BASE OF THUMB. SMALL CUT ON DORSAL HAND. DX: CONTUSION (L) HAND W/SUPERFICIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| POISON IVY BOTH HANDS - DEVELOPED RASH AND SWELLIN OF HANDS AFTER CHOPP ING UP WOOD FOR A FIRE USING AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LACERATION LEFT HAND: CUT HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT HAND WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME. DX; LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT SUFFERED HAND SWELLING & NUMBNESS AFTER BEING HIT WITH AN AXE. DX: WOUND RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND. CUT HAND WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT HAND WITH AN AXE; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND WHILE SHARPENING AN AX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers |
| SPLITTING WOOD WITH HATCHET AND HAMMER HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Chain saws |
| PUNCHED A CAR WITH HAND 2 DAYS AGO, MORE PAINFUL NOW WHEN RUNS CHAIN SA W OR CHOPS WOOD WITH AXE. DX; BOXER FRACTURE HAND. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 28 Y/O M C/O LAC LEFT HAND - CUTTING WOOD WITH AX.DX: LACERATION LEFT H AND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT HAND WITH AN AXE/RT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LEFT HAND CONTUSION: CAMPING, CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET, CUT SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT HAND ON AN AXDX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT-INJURED LEFT HAND WITH HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD DX- 10 CM LEFT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING AN AXE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Chain saws |
| HAND, WRIST PAIN AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND SAWING WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX: TENOSYNOVITIS HAND, WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SWELLING PALMAR SURFACE OF HAND AFTER CHOPPING WOOD, AX HAND HURT HAND. RIGHT HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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