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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 195
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS HIT BY AXE 1 WK AGO, LACERATION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS HIT BY HATCHET SWUNG BY 4 Y/O AT PARK.DX: 3 CM R THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| REPORT OF FB IN L THIGH. PT SPLITTING LOG WK AGO. AXE HEAD CHIPPED INTO L THIGH. DX: METALLIC FB L THIGH/REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT IN KNEE W/ AXE HANDLE; DISTAL FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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